Woman dead after Lycoming County crash

UPPER FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lycoming County Coroner’s Office released details on a fatal crash from Saturday night.

The Lycoming County Coroner’s Office says they were called to the 4800 block of Route 87 in Upper Fairfield Township on July 6, for a car crash.

The coroner explains 65-year-old Kathleen McFadden was found to have died upon impact.

Upon investigation, officials found that McFadden was a front-seat passenger in a Sedan with her husband driving Northbound on Route 87 when an SUV driving south tried to pass a vehicle crossing into the northbound lane and struck the Sedan.

McFadden was pronounced dead by authorities at 8:00 p.m. from blunt force trauma.

McFadden’s husband was taken to the UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport Hospital for initial treatment, then transferred to the Trauma Center at Geisinger Medical Center for his injuries, according to officials.

Crews stay two people in the SUV were treated and released and police are still investigating the incident.

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