Nov 6, 2018 1 min read

Two residents of Smith Township were severely injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Route 18 in Slovan.

Smith police said Mary Ann Craft, 72, of Langeloth, and Roger Illig, 73, of Atlasburg, were flown by helicopter to separate Pittsburgh hospitals following the 2:30 p.m. crash. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known Tuesday night.

State police were called to investigate the crash in the 1800 block of Route 18, police said.

The results of the investigation were not immediately known, township police said.

Route 18 was closed for about two hours, causing traffic to back up to Washington, police said. Some Burgettstown Area School District bus routes were affected.