A 15-year-old Manheim girl remained hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday after a vehicle crash Tuesday night in Rapho Township.

State police Trooper Jerry Harper said that the girl sustained severe head trauma, and he described her injuries as "life-threatening."

The teen is a patient at Hershey Medical Center. She was airlifted to the center after the 7:15 p.m. crash.

A 17-year-old male passenger remained in serious condition at Lancaster General Hospital with head and chest injuries, while the 17-year-old male driver was treated and released, Harper said.

Police said the driver was the only one wearing a seatbelt.

Because they are minors, police did not release the names of the teens but said that all three are from Manheim.

According to police, the three were in a 1995 Dodge Avenger on Shumaker Road when the driver lost control of the car while negotiating a curve just north of Old Line Road.

Police said the vehicle spun counterclockwise, struck a utility pole and came to rest in a small cemetery.

Both passengers had to be extricated from the vehicle by emergency personnel.

Harper said the investigation was continuing Wednesday.

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