Nevaeha Lydia Marie Rivera, 3, dies in multiple-vehicle crash on Weaversville Road in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
Car seat holding 3-year-old was thrown in deadly wreck
Weather conditions likely played a role in a two-vehicle crash in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, that claimed the life of a 3-year-old girl, according to the district attorney. The crash was reported at 4:39 p.m. Saturday in the 1900 block of Weaversville Road, near the intersection with Colonial Road, but authorities have yet to release any information on how it occurred.
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Nevaeha Lydia Marie Rivera, of Weatherly, died after her family's green sedan collided with a black pickup truck on the 1900 block of Weaversville Road at 4:39 p.m. The girl and her car seat were ejected in the crash, which sheared the sedan in two along the rear axle.
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The crash is still under investigation. Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin previously said weather may have been in factor.
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