A nasty crash involving several vehicles occurred late Monday afternoon in the Levittown section of Bristol Township.
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The crash took place around 4:40 p.m. on Edgely Road just past Gatewood Road, near the PECO property.
According to preliminary reports, a van left the lane of travel and entered the opposing lane of traffic. It first sideswiped a Porsche SUV before colliding with a blue Nissan Pathfinder.
The Pathfinder, driven by a woman, had two children on board — a toddler and an infant — seated in the rear.
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The kids were not trapped in the Nissan, but firefighters helped remove them from the vehicle, Levittown Fire Company No. 2 Deputy Chief Ryan Flanagan said.
From the Nissan, the driver and two children were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Flanagan said.
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The man had to be extricated from the work van, and he was transported to a local hospital with injuries, according to the deputy chief.
The were no injuries in the Porsche.
Crews from Levittown Fire Company No. 2 and Edgely Fire Company were dispatched to the scene.
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The Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad and the Bucks County Rescue Squad were called in to assist with the multiple injuries reported at the scene.
The cause of the crash was under investigation by Bristol Township police.
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Traffic on Edgely Road was impacted for some time as emergency crews worked on the scene.
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