14-year-old girl, Samantha Crich, 40, and Bryan Franco, 25, all killed when semi-truck crosses into oncoming lane, hits several vehicles on State Route 33 in Hamilton Township, Pennsylvania

Modified Date: 
Thu, 03/02/2023 - 8:04pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Three killed on Route 33 after tractor-trailer crossed into opposite lanes, state police say

It happened around 10:35 a.m. when a southbound tractor-trailer crashed through the center guard rail and entered the northbound lanes, said Trooper Anthony Petroski.

Two Wilkes-Barre women killed in Monroe County crash

A vehicle driven by Samantha Crich, 40, of Wilkes-Barre, was pinned under the tractor-trailer she was behind while traveling north on Route 33, state police said.

Three dead in five vehicle crash after southbound semi crossed into northbound Route 33

The truck then struck a second semi and three other passenger vehicles.

Two of the three passenger vehicles came to a stop underneath the semi truck that crossed the median.

People Involved: 
Samantha Crich
Bryan Franco
Roadway: 
State Route 33