GIBSON TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA CO. (WOLF — A family of four from Tunkhannock, including two children, was killed in a crash Saturday morning in Susquehanna County.
Pennsylvania State Police said troopers were called around 10:16 a.m. to the area of 1365 Rock Mountain Drive in Gibson Township for a report of a single-vehicle crash.
Troopers and other first responders found a sedan about 60 feet down a steep embankment. All four people inside the vehicle were pronounced dead.
State police identified the adults as 45-year-old Peter Thatcher and 45-year-old Sandra Thatcher, both of Tunkhannock. Their 11-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter were also killed. Police did not release the children’s names.
Multiple fire and EMS crews responded to the scene along with the Susquehanna County Coroner’s Office.
Police have not said what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway. The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police at Gibson at 570-465-3154.
Trooper Stephen Florey is the lead investigator.