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Fatal Bedford County Accident

Two people are dead following a crash Sunday night in Bedford County.

According to state police, the single-vehicle incident occurred on the 15,000 block of Lincoln Highway in East Providence Township shortly after 10:30 p.m.

Investigators report that the driver lost control of the vehicle, striking an embankment and spinning several times before coming to a stop.

Troopers say the two backseat passengers were ejected from the vehicle and both were pronounced dead at the scene.

A school official confirmed that one of the deceased passengers was a student at Altoona Area High School.

Investigators noted that neither the driver nor the passengers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.

The driver and a front-seat passenger were taken to Conemaugh Hospital with injuries.

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