Man dies in Franklin County crash

ANTRIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — A 61-year-old man has died after being involved in an accident in Franklin County on Friday, January 13.

According to Chambersburg-based Pennsylvania State Police, the accident happened around 4:15 p.m. on the Molly Pitcher Highway in Antrim Township, near block 6600 of the highway. The man was traveling in the northbound lane on the freeway.

State police say he then exited the northbound lane and entered the southbound lane, then drove directly into the path of a car in the southbound lane. According to police, the man and the second vehicle collided head-on.

The man had to be extricated from the vehicle by firefighters and was flown to York Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

According to state police, the driver of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries and was transported by Greencastle EMS to Meritus Medical Center.

The cause of the crash is currently unknown.