A person was discovered dead near an on-ramp on Interstate 70 early on Sunday morning in Washington County.
According to the Washington County Coroner’s Office, a tractor-trailer driver called 911 shortly after 4 a.m. to report what he believed to be a person lying in the road on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the Chestnut Street on-ramp in North Franklin Township.
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When first responders came, they discovered the victim and learned that they had been hit many times by multiple vehicles.
The initial inquiry presumes that the victim was a pedestrian.
The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating, and the victim’s identity has not been revealed as the coroner’s office awaits identification and notification of next of kin.
This is a developing story.
