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4th person dies from injuries following Lower Chanceford Twp. crash

LOWER CHANCEFORD TOWNSHIP (WPMT)- A fourth person died Tuesday following a multi-vehicle crash in southern York County. It happened shortly after 3 p.m. Monday ...

LOWER CHANCEFORD TOWNSHIP (WPMT)- A fourth person died Tuesday following a multi-vehicle crash in southern York County.

It happened shortly after 3 p.m. Monday near Holtwood and Flaharty Roads in Lower Chanceford Township. Police said a van attempted to turn left on Flaharty Road when it collided with an eastbound cement truck. A third vehicle was involved in the crash.

Elizabeth Esh, 22,  died early Tuesday at York Hospital, according to the York County Coroner's office . She was a passenger in the van.  Authorities said Esh was the mother of the stillborn infant that died Monday night.

Emmanuel Esh, 73, and his brother, Melvin Esh, 66, died at the scene.

Investigators said the family were members of the Amish community.

Others who were injured in the crash were taken to hospitals in York and Lancaster.

Pennsylvania State Police are handling the investigation.

 

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