Coroner ID’s Man Killed in 20+ Vehicle Pile-Up on Interstate 80

EMLENTON, Pa. (EYT) — The Clarion County Coroner’s Office has released the identify of a truck driver that was killed in a crash on the Emlenton Bridge over Interstate 80 in the early morning hours of March 19.

(Photo above: Submitted photo.)

Joga Singh, 35 of New York, died of blunt force trauma from injuries he sustained in his commercial tractor trailer. Family members traveled to Clarion County from Queens, New York to identify his remains, according to Coroner Dan Shingledecker.

According to a representative of Clarion County’s 9-1-1 Dispatch Center, the call for assistance came in at 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19, for a multi-vehicle crash on the Emlenton Bridge.

The Emlenton Fire Department said over 20 vehicles, both commercial and passenger, were involved in the accident.

“The confined nature of the crash (between the high concrete barriers of the bridge) along with the overall size and severity of this incident made it particularly challenging,” said the department in a Facebook post.

“A SPECIAL thanks to the initial crew on scene from Emlenton Area Ambulance Service for a great job at initial triage and to the skilled telecommunicators at Clarion 911 and Venango 911 for their diligence in monitoring radio traffic and efficiently allocating requested resources,” the post added.

The following emergency personnel were called to the scene:

– Emlenton Fire Department
– Emlenton Area Ambulance
– Knox Ambulance Service
– Clarion Hospital EMS sent two units
– Superior Ambulance Service
– St. Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department
– Parker City Volunteer Fire Department
– Knox Volunteer Fire Company
– Clintonville Fire Department
– PennDOT
– State Police Clarion
– State Police Franklin

Rockland Volunteer Fire Department and Shippenville-Elk Township Volunteer Fire Department were called to the scene for traffic control.

As a result of the accident, AC Valley School was on a two-hour delay.