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UPDATE: Five dead and one critical in two vehicle crash in Pleasant Plain

Five people are dead and one in critical condition after a fatal crash in Pleasant Plain
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PLEASANT PLAIN, Oh — Five people are dead and one remains in critical condition after a fatal crash near Pleasant Plain Rd on OH-28.

Two cars, one with four passengers and one carrying two passengers, collided at 1:34 AM Sunday morning. A Chrysler traveling eastbound on OH-28 and a Subaru traveling northbound crashed into one another resulting in the fatalities. a]According to officers on the scene, speed was a factor in the crash.

Multiple police cars and fire trucks gathered outside The Bronze Bell Bar and Grill in Pleasant Plain to investigate the cause behind the deadly crash between two vehicles early in the morning. One of the deceased passengers remains unidentified.

“In a decade I’ve never seen anything like this in this area,” a woman who works in the bar said.

The surviving passenger is in critical condition at UC Medical Center.

WCPO will remain on the scene to gather updates as they come in.

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