GIBSON TWP., Pa. (WBNG) — Four people are dead, including two children, after a one-vehicle crash in Susquehanna County on Saturday, according to information from Pennsylvania State Police.
Around 10:16 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, troopers were sent to 1365 Rock Mountain Dr. in Gibson Twp. for a reported one-vehicle crash.
When troopers and other emergency crews arrived, they found a sedan roughly 60 feet down a steep embankment. Inside the car, a family of four was found dead, troopers said.
The four consisted of a father, a mother, and their two children. They have been identified as the following:
Peter Thatcher, 45.Sandra Thatcher, 45.An 11-year-old male.A 10-year-old female.
All four were from Tunkhannock, Pa.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact PSP Gibson at 570-465-3154. Trooper Stephen Florey is the lead investigator.
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