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Pennsylvania school van driver, student killed in crash

BAKERBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania school van driver and a student were killed and two other students were flown to a hospital after a crash in Tioga County.

According to State Police at Mansfield, the crash happened around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday on Route 6 near Bailey Road in Sullivan Township, east of Mansfield.

Troopers said a Towanda Area School District van was headed east on Route 6 when it crossed into the oncoming lane into the path of a tractor trailer.

The vehicles collided and the van driver — 66-year-old Ronald Wickwire — and a nine-year-old boy were killed, troopers said.

Two other students — a 12-year-old boy and a six-year-old boy — were flown to an area hospital. Troopers said the boys are in stable condition at a Geisinger hospital.

“Our hearts are devastated and hurting,” Towanda Area Superintendent Eric Cummings said in a statement. “Please keep our students and the Black Knight community in your hearts as we grieve for the loss we suffered and pray for those affected.”

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Cummings said counselors were available for students Wednesday.

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