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PSP investigating fatal Susquehanna County crash involving Tunkhannock family

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Pennsylvania State Police say four members of a family from Tunkhannock were found dead inside a car that crashed down an embankment in Susquehanna County.

Troopers responded to the area of 1365 Rock Mountain Drive, Gibson Twp. at about 10:15 a.m. Saturday for a report of a one-vehicle crash, state police said.

Together with first responders they found a sedan approximately 60 feet down a steep embankment.

Inside the car were the bodies of four members of one family: Peter and Sandra Thatcher, both 45, as well as their 11-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter.

Fire/EMS units and the Susquehanna County Coroner also responded to the scene. The crash remains under investigation, state police said Saturday afternoon.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PSP Gibson at 570-465-3154.

Deputy editor/reporter Roger DuPuis joined WVIA News in February 2024. His 25 years of experience in journalism include work as a reporter and editor in Pennsylvania and New York. His beat assignments over those decades have ranged from breaking news, local government and politics, to business, healthcare, and transportation. He has a lifelong interest in urban transit, particularly light rail, and authored a book about Philadelphia's trolley system.