Friday, 6:28 p.m.:
Updated Story: Charges Likely in Fatal Route 13 Crash
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Thursday, 5:12 p.m.:
According to reports from PhillyBurbs.com and 6abc, one of the passengers, a Morrisville resident, has died from injuries sustained during the crash.
The other man involved in the crash is in critical condition at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, officials said.
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Police are investigating if alcohol played a role in the deadly crash.
Thursday, 3:17 p.m.:
Two men were seriously hurt after a one-car crash which resulted in their vehicle ending up a waterway off Route 13 in Falls.
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Eyewitnesses reported see the tan car flip several times on the southbound lanes of the highway before going off the road and ending up partially submerged in Martin’s Creek, officials said.
Falls Township Fire Company Chief Mike Mcclellan Sr. said the two victims – both in their late 50s – were rescued through the combined work of firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel. First responders cut the doors off the car and used a series of ropes and ladders to move the men from the damage car to awaiting ambulances, the chief said.
The call first went out to emergency responders at 11:50 a.m. as a water rescue following the accident and firefighters in special water rescue gear assisted with the extrication, McClellan said.
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“The rescue really went well considering the position everyone was in,” McClellan said.
As of 3:00 p.m., police remain at the scene and are using a ladder truck from the a local fire company to snap photos of the scene. McClellan told LevittownNow.com a crane will be used to removed the car from the creek.
Fighters from Falls, Levittown 1, Morrisville and Yardley fire companies were called to the scene. Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad responded with two aamublances and transported the victims to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, N.J.
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Police are expected to released further information later.
Thursday, 12:54 p.m.:
Police, fire and EMS crews responded to an accident involving an overturned vehicle which required firefighters to stage a marine rescue in the area of Tyburn Road and Route 13 in Falls just before noon on Thursday, reports stated.
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According to unconfirmed scanner reports, two people were injured and needed to be removed by firefighters using special technical rescue equipment. Several ambulances were sent to the crash scene.
No additional information on the extent of injuries has been obtained.
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The area where the accident happened includes off-ramps onto Tyburn Road. The ramps are surrounded in some sections by water and marsh areas.
We are awaiting more details from police and fire officials.
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LevittownNow.com will continue to bring you updates on this developing story.
