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UPDATED: Tractor-Trailer Cab Hangs Over Neshaminy Creek

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Tom Sofield

UPDATED: Thursday, 12:46 p.m.:

A view of the truck handing off the Turnpike bridge. Credit: Jim Rachau/Submitted
A view of the truck handing off the Turnpike bridge.
Credit: Jim Rachau/Submitted

A fire official confirmed to LevittownNow.com that the driver of the tractor-trailer was uninjured in the wreck.

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Bucks County spokesman Chris Edwards said about 150 gallons of fuel from the tractor-trailer spilled in the Neshaminy Creek in Bensalem and Bristol Township. The fuel leaked from a saddle tank damaged in the crash.

“The Neshaminy Creek is high so it should resolve itself with ‘solution by dilution,’” Edwards said. He added the Department of Enviromental Protectotion and Coast Guard have been notified should a fuel slick appear in the Delaware River.

 

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Post by Bensalem Fire Rescue.
Original Story: Traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lower Bucks County was a mess late Thursday morning. The delays stemmed from a jackknifed tractor-trailer in Bensalem. According to first responders and a witness, the cab a hardware store's truck was partly hanging off the westbound lanes of the highway in the area of the Neshaminy Creek. The incident was first reported around 10:50 a.m. A fire official told LevittownNow.com crews were dispatched to deal with a possible fuel spill in the area of the creek. As of press time, there was no word on injuries.
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Bad day on the PA turnpike westbound east of Bensalem.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.