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1 woman killed, 1 injured in wrong-way crash on I-79

CANONSBURG — Authorities say a wrong-way crash on Interstate 79 killed one woman and injured another.

The Washington County coroner’s office says the crash happened shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday on I-79 South near Exit 45 in Canonsburg. Officials said a vehicle traveling north in the southbound lane hit an oncoming car.

The crash killed the driver of the northbound car, 25-year-old Amanda Sue Towns of Morgantown, W. Va.

The 28-year-old woman driving the other car was taken to a hospital. Her condition wasn’t immediately available and her name was not immediately released.

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