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Person pronounced dead in Venango Township crash

A person was pronounced dead by the Butler County Coroner’s office at the scene of a crash along Eau Claire Road in Venango Township Thursday evening, Aug. 27.

According to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch reports, two vehicles and two female occupants were involved in the crash. Initially, one of the individuals was described as “unresponsive” and the other as sustaining a leg injury.

Dispatch reports indicated emergency crews shut down a section of Eau Claire Road around the McJunkin Road intersection.

According to state police, the scene was “still very active” as of 5:20 p.m. and no further information was available beyond officers were “investigating a two vehicle crash at that location with injuries.”

Butler County Coroner Korynne Young said one person was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity, cause and manner of death were unavailable at that time.

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