CLEARFIELD – Clearfield-based state police released the names of two people who died as part of a traffic accident on May 20 on Interstate 80.
The bodies of 30-year-old Jin Zhou of Kent, Ohio, and 30-year-old Mei Jiao Lin of Brooklyn, N.Y, were identified by family members with the assistance of the Clearfield County Coroner’s office. The report stated that the accident occurred on I-80 at mile marker 114 around 3:30 a.m.
According to a previous GantDaily article, a bus accident occurred on I-80 on May 20 at mile marker 114 at 3:30 a.m.
Two people were killed in that accident, according to that story, and many others suffered injuries ranging from minor to severe. Those injured were transported to Clearfield Hospital and Altoona Regional Medical Center. It was reported that the driver lost control while negotiating a left turn. The bus overturned and came to rest in the median.
The cause of that accident is still under investigation.