2-vehicle crash in Fallowfield Township
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January 22, 2026

2-vehicle crash in Fallowfield Township

Fallowfield Township firefighters and state police were called to a two-vehicle crash on old Route Old 71 near Fox Stop Road early Wednesday evening. Rostraver/West Newton Emergency Service and PennDOT crews assisted at the scene. Wayne E. Ray / For the Mon Valley Independent

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