\u00a0(FLINTSTONE, MD) \u2013 Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Friday morning in Allegany County.<\/p>\n
At about 5:50 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Cumberland Barrack responded to a report of a crash at eastbound Interstate-68 east of MV Smith Road in Flintstone, Maryland. According to a preliminary investigation, a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling eastbound I-68 when the driver failed to negotiate a right turn. The vehicle struck a metal guardrail on the left side and began to skid. The vehicle traveled across the road to the right and struck a metal guardrail on the right side of the road. The strike on the right side caused the vehicle to spin out into the roadway where it was struck by a tractor-trailer.<\/p>\n
Two of the passengers, a 37-year-old woman and an 8-year-old girl, were ejected from the Chevrolet. The girl, identified as Angelin Reyes Sanchez, of Bloomington, Illinois, was declared deceased at the scene. The woman, along with the driver, a 37-year-old male, and four other passengers, were transported to UPMC Western Maryland for treatment of their injuries. The other passengers included a 27-year-old male, two 19-year-old males and a 16-year-old girl. All of the victims were from Bloomington, Illinois.<\/p>\n
I-68 was closed for about five hours following the crash. The Maryland State Police Crash Team, with assistance from troopers from the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, will be investigating the case.<\/p>\n
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
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