12-05-2025
One dead, two injured in Blooming Valley head-on crash
BLOOMING VALLEY — A two-vehicle head-on crash shortly before midnight Saturday has claimed the life of a 29-year-old Meadville-area man and injured two other people, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Meadville.
The identity of the deceased had not been released as of Sunday pending notification of next of kin.
The crash happened around 11:50 p.m. on Route 77 just southwest of its intersection with Route 198 in the borough of Blooming Valley.
The deceased was alone driving southwest on Route 77 when the vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane of the route, police said. The vehicle then collided head-on with a vehicle traveling northeast.
There were two people in the vehicle that was traveling northeast, police said. Both were taken to Meadville Medical Center for treatment of injuries; their conditions were unknown.
Police said the driver of that vehicle was a 52-year-old woman from Conneautville and the passenger was a 57-year-old man from Wattsburg.
The other driver was pronounced dead at the scene early Sunday by Crawford County Coroner Eric Coston, who told The Meadville Tribune that the man was not wearing a seat belt and died due to blunt-force trauma.
The deceased's remains are in the custody of the Crawford County Coroner's Office pending notification of next of kin.
Blooming Valley and Saegertown volunteer fire departments and Meadville Area Ambulance Service assisted state police at the scene.
