5 die as motorcycle, SUV collide in Pennsylvania
7 hr ago | By Associated Press
Washington Township police say that two motorcycles collided head-on with the SUV, killing four people on the motorcycles and one person in the SUV.
BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, Pa. — Five people were killed when two motorcycles collided with an SUV in south-central Pennsylvania near the Maryland line.
The five died in the crash Saturday afternoon on a road in the Cumberland Valley, about 70 miles southwest of Harrisburg.
Washington Township police said two motorcycles traveling in the same direction collided head-on with the SUV, killing four people on the motorcycles and one person in the SUV.
Authorities did not release the victims' names, saying police were still notifying next of kin. Police and the Franklin County coroner provided no further details early Sunday.
Washington Township Supervisor Elaine Gladhill told The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown, Md., the scene was "horrific." She said grief counselors were sent.

That sux.
We just did a twisty road ride today - I always go around every corner expecting to see a car coming at me... I guess when it does happen it's going to be so quick there will be not time to react. Sorry to hear that.

If two bikes were hit then my bet would be the SUV crossed the line.

Thats what confuses me about the ride like a pro video...it instructs the rider to take the outside, the high side in the twisties. I was always taught to take the inside in the corner in the twisties. Why? If both directions are riding the yellow sounds like nothing good gonna come of it when they meet.

The rest of the story:

5 From Pa. Die as Motorcycles, SUV Crash Near Md.
WAYNESBORO, Pa. October 20, 2013 (AP)





A local coroner on Sunday identified five Pennsylvania residents as the victims of a horrific crash involving two motorcycles and an SUV near the Maryland state line.

All four people traveling on the motorcycles died, as did Marjorie Smith, 68, of Johnstown, who was a passenger in the SUV, according to Franklin County coroner Jeffrey Conner.

The motorcyclists were Douglas Hoffer Jr., 32, of Quarryville; Colleen Nesbitt, 27, of Gap; and David Russell, 67, and Michelle Russell, 53, both of Mount Joy.

The crash happened Saturday afternoon in the south-central Pennsylvania community of Washington Township, not far from Waynesboro.

According to Conner, the northbound SUV crossed the center line on Fort Ritchie Access Road for unknown reasons and hit the motorcycle driven by Hoffer. The SUV then spun around and was broadsided by the Russells' bike, he said in a statement.

Conner would not comment on the relationships among the victims. Washington Township police released no further information about the accident on Sunday.

Township Supervisor Elaine Gladhill said she went to the scene because of the high number of fatalities to support emergency workers. Grief counselors were on hand, she said.

Gladhill described the scene as "horrific" in an interview with the AP. She said it might have been the single accident with that many fatalities in the township.

I'm inclined to agree with you. I almost became a hood ornament on a pick up truck when he crossed over the line - luckily I was able to make an adjustment and miss...