A fireman is scene reaching into the vehicle at the scene in the photo above
Story and photos by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio News Director. Published January 31, 2023 12:45 A.M.

(Rochester Township, PA) Emergency crews were called out around midnight Tuesday Morning to an overturned vehicle on Route 65 at the intersection of the East Rochester-Monaca Bridge. Initial reports stated that the accident involved at least one person being heavily entrapped following the accident. Lanes in both directions of Route 65 heading to the bridge were closed to traffic, with the south bound upper lanes to the bridge completely closed.
UPDATE 6am: Pennsylvania State Police report that the fatal accident occurred after the Monaca Police Department recognized the silver Hyundai Sonata for being involved in a prior felony incident. The 17 year old driver lost control and hit an embankment and rolled the vehicle after crossing the bridge. The driver suffered suspected broken bones and was transported to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. The 15 year old passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
UPDATE 10:30am Monaca Police Chief Dave Piuri confirmed to Beaver County Radio that the car involved in the fatal accident was stolen from New Brighton.