Man, 90, dies after Barnesville head-on crash

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - A Ryan Township police car is seen on March 10, 2024.

BARNESVILLE – A 90-year-old man died at a Bethlehem hospital after a head-on crash on Route 54 in Barnesville.

Raymond Dawson, 90, of Rush Township, was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s University Hospital – Bethlehem, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.

The coroner’s office says Dawson was driving a vehicle that collided with a transit van around 1pm Tuesday in the 800 block of Barnesville Drive.

Ryan Township Fire says the crash involved three vehicles.

Ryan Township Police are investigating, the coroner’s office said.

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