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When someone is injured in an accident in Johnstown or Altoona, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

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Accident reports by county

Bedford County, PA - 8
Blair County, PA - 9
Cambria County, PA - 10
Cameron County, PA - 1
Centre County, PA - 15
Clearfield County, PA - 11
Elk County, PA - 3
Forest County, PA - 1
Huntingdon County, PA - 6
Jefferson County, PA - 5
Somerset County, PA - 18

Most recent accident reports

Christopher Edward Maddy, 23, dies in single-vehicle accident into utility pole on Monument Road in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

A Somerset County man was killed Sunday immediately after the vehicle he was driving hit a utility pole and overturned.
Date: 
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Roadway: 
Monument Road
Type: Car Accident

Tree falls on car, killing Ryleigh Freiwald, 8, and Mikayla Freiwald, 6, and injuring 4 in Conemaugh Township on June 23.

Authorities in Pennsylvania say a falling tree landed on a moving car, killing two of the four children sitting in the back seat.
Date: 
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Roadway: 
Unknown
City: 
Township of Conemaugh, PA
Type: Car Accident

Matthew A. Kellermann, 18, killed in crash on Route 30 in North Huntingdon on June 13.

Three vehicles were involved in a fatal crash this afternoon on Route 30 in North Huntingdon, a Westmoreland County public safety spokeswoman said. The crash was reported at 2:40 p.m. at 14679 Route 30 near the Penn Lincoln Memorial Park, she said.
Date: 
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Roadway: 
Route 30
City: 
Huntingdon, PA
Type: Car Accident

John Barbuto, 18, killed in motorcycle crash in Potter Township on May 26.

A Central Valley High School student died after a motorcycle and a car collided on Memorial Day in Potter Township, Beaver County.

Date: 
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Roadway: 
Raccoon Creek Road
City: 
Township of Potter, PA
Type: Motorcycle Accident

Janine Rawls, 34, arrested for DUI, after a two vehicle crash at an intersection in Susquehanna Township.

A woman already scheduled to appear in court on DUI charges related to a 2013 crash was arrested Wednesday in Susquehanna Township for driving under the influence after a head-on collision.
Date: 
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Roadway: 
Herr Street at Canby Street.
City: 
Township of Susquehanna, PA
Type: Car Accident

Edward Heberling Jr., 48, drowned, after his kayak overturns in the fast-moving and icy Susquehanna River near Burnside Township.

State police say a 48-year-old man has died after his kayak overturned in the icy waters of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania.

Troopers from the Punxsutawney barracks say the victim is Edward Heberling Jr., of Westover.

Date: 
Friday, February 28, 2014
Roadway: 
Susquehanna River
City: 
Burnside, PA
Type: Boat Accident

Jillian Trayter, 31, Calin Trayter, 2, killed, when their car collides at high rate of speed with an on-coming pickup on State Route 981 in Westmoreland County.

State police said a woman and her 2-year-old son died when their car collided head-on with a pickup truck that was hauling a trailer Thursday in South Huntingdon Township.
Date: 
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Roadway: 
State Route 981
City: 
Huntingdon, PA
Type: Truck Accident

14 people injured, taken to hospitals, after 50-vehicle, chain-reaction crash on icy I-80 westbound in Clearfield County.

A chain-reaction crash involving an estimated 50 vehicles continued to close the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in western Pennsylvania, though eastbound lanes in the same area have reopened.

Date: 
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Roadway: 
I-80 Westbound
City: 
Clearfield, PA
Type: Truck Accident

26 people injured, taken to hospital, after tour bus headed to casino crashes on snowy State Route 220 in Bedford County.

A tour bus driving too fast on a snow-covered road crashed in southwestern Pennsylvania Sunday, sending more than 20 passengers to the hospital with minor injuries, officials said.
Date: 
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Roadway: 
State Route 220
Type: Bus Accident
Topics: 
Weather Conditions

Dustin Claycomb, 30, and Paige Musselman, 21, killed when their SUV leaves roadway and hits pole on Old Route 220 in Newry, Pennsylvania

Authorities in central Pennsylvania say a sport utility vehicle hit a utility pole and rolled over several times, killing two people.
Date: 
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Roadway: 
Old Route 220
City: 
Newry, PA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover, Ejected from Vehicle

Semi crashes into power pole, flees area.

Police are looking for leads in the whereabouts of a tractor-trailer that apparently struck a PPL Electric Utilities pole in Susquehanna Township earlier Friday, then fled the scene.
Date: 
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Roadway: 
Walnut Street
City: 
Township of Susquehanna, PA
Type: Truck Accident

Beth Ann Morris killed in car accident on St. Route 30.

A 40-year-old woman was killed early this morning in a single-car crash in Bedford County, state police said.
Date: 
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Roadway: 
St. Route 30
City: 
Township of Snake Spring, PA
Type: Car Accident