Two PennDOT workers killed in Venango County

VENANGO COUNTY, Pa. (WKBN) — Two Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) workers were killed in Venango County Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Venango County Coroner’s Office, it happened on Route 965 (Jackson Center Polk Road) in Mineral Township just — just east of Sandy Lake — around 2:45 p.m.

A report released by Pennsylvania State Police said a PennDOT vehicle was traveling east when the front passenger side tire encountered a malfunction for “unknown reasons.”

The vehicle then went off the south side of the roadway into a ditch and struck a tree, reports said. The driver and passenger both sustained fatal injuries.

The coroner’s office identified the victims as Robert Greenlee, 58, and Seth Baughman, 31. They said both died at the scene from multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

PSP said additional information will be released at a later time.

PennDOT provided this statement to First News:

We’re saddened to share that we lost two members of the PennDOT team, Robert Greenlee and Seth Baughman, following a tragic crash on June 18 in Venango County. We do not have additional information to share at this time. Our thoughts are with the families, friends, and colleagues of Rob and Seth, who lost their lives Wednesday serving the Commonwealth.

PennDOT

Gerry Ricciutti and WHTM contributed to this report.