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Man who died in accident identified

The Northern Regional Police Department identified the man who died Wednesday in a head-on collision on Route 8 in Richland Township as Michael Petro, 38, of Pittsburgh.

Petro was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at the intersection of Sandy Hill and Cunningham roads at 9:30 a.m.

Reports from other motorists and images from traffic cameras revealed Petro was driving erratically before the crash, said Police Chief John Sicilia.

A Penn Waste roll-off truck had just pulled away from a traffic light in the southbound lane when it was struck by Petro’s vehicle, Sicilia said. Petro was traveling north.

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