HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Pennsylvania State Police say a Huntingdon couple is dead after their pickup truck collided with a disabled tractor-trailer on Route 522 Tuesday night.
Investigators say Allen and Susan Black were reportedly traveling northbound along Croghan Pike, in Shirley Township, when they struck the trailer of a disabled big rig.
According to a preliminary crash report, police note that the tractor-trailer was reportedly blocking both lanes of travel and the driver had not deployed any emergency signs or flares to warn other vehicles.
Authorities say the couple’s Toyota Tacoma was traveling at highway speed when it struck the tractor-trailer.
Investigators say the couple was pronounced dead shortly after the crash as the full investigation remains ongoing.