There is heavy police presence in the area of the Intoxicology Department bar and restaurant on West Second Street, Berwick, after reports that multiple people were struck by a vehicle.
Kevin Carroll | Times Leader
Reports of at least 13 people injured
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BERWICK — Upwards of a dozen people are believed injured and possibly one person is dead in a separate incident after a vehicle smashed into a group of people at a fundraiser for fire victims at a Berwick bar on Saturday evening.
Witnesses said that a car ran into pedestrians outside Intoxicology Department bar and restaurant on West Second Street, where there was an all-day charity event underway for the families of those killed in last week’s fatal fire in Nescopeck.
That car then fled.
Separately, Luzerne County Coroner Frank Hacken confirmed that he was called to a scene in Nescopeck on Saturday evening, but would not confirm whether the two incidents were related.
According to our newsgathering partners at Eyewitness News WBRE/WYOU, Geisinger Danville confirmed to the TV station that 13 people are in their care and are being triaged.
The incident took place shortly after 6 p.m. There was still a heavy police presence in the area at 10:30 p.m., and police had yet to make any formal statement about the incident.
Intoxicology Department issued the following statement on its Facebook page:
“Today was an absolute tragedy. We will be closed until further notice. Please respect our privacy while we grieve and try to process the events that occurred. Thank you.”
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