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Truck Crashes Grocery Store Killing One In Point Marion
A runaway tractor trailer crashed through the front of Ross Brothers Grocery on Penn Street, killing cashier Dora Ross, 58, and injuring several others. Robert Powell of Greensburg, driving the truck, said brake failure led to the crash as he tried to turn into an alley. Powell and bystanders describe the event near Morgantown on US 5. The incident occurred about 12 miles from Point Marion. victims include Paul Handle and Zella Weaver among others treated at Vincent Pallotti Hospital Morgantown. The crash left storefront glass shattered and the store temporarily closed as investigators examined the scene.
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Dora Ross
Vincent Pallota
Morgantows
Wo Vn
Point Maron
William Moser
Point Marion
Robert Powell
Greensburg
Powell
Morgantown
Ross Brothers Grocery
Penn St
Bos Paul Handle
Point Marton
Zella Weaver
Smithfield, Pa