2 Brothers Killed in Chester County Crash

Police say the men died when their car ran a stop sign in Lower Oxford Township

A deadly crash in Chester County Saturday night claimed the lives of two brothers, according to police.

State police say the men died in Lower Oxford Township when their car ran a stop sign and they were hit by an oncoming tractor trailer just before 10 p.m. at West Lancaster Avenue and Street Road.  The truck overturned, investigators say.

The victims are 21-year-old Brett Pierson, the driver of the car, and his 24-year-old brother Jeffrey.

The truck driver suffered minor injuries.


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