From staff reports
Clarion County Coroner Dan Shingledecker has identified a man from New York state as the victim in the fatal multivehicle accident that occurred early Tuesday morning on the Emlenton Bridge, Interstate 80, in Richland Township.
Shingledecker said 35-year-old Joga Singh died from blunt force trauma as a result of the accident that involved 20 vehicles. Shingledecker on Wednesday did not have information as to which area of New York that Singh had resided.
A representative with Emlenton Area Ambulance Service on Tuesday told the newspaper that seven other people required emergency transport.
The emergency call came in at about 12:30 a.m., Emlenton Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Chris Prosser told the newspaper on Tuesday.
The accident remains under investigation by state police and assisted by multiple agencies, police said in a news release issued Tuesday.
Anyone with information is being asked to call police at (814) 227-1710.