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‘Moderate Injuries’ in Motorcycle Crash

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Tom Sofield
Police and emergency medical service crews at the scene of the crash. Credit: Patricia Little-Secoolish/Submitted
Police and emergency medical service crews at the scene of the crash.
Credit: Patricia Little-Secoolish/Submitted

A motorcyclist was hurt Tuesday night after he was hit by a car near the intersection of New Falls and Penn Valley roads in Falls Township.

Lt. Hank Ward said the motorcyclist sustained moderate injuries. The injured man, a Fairless Hills resident, was reported to be conscious after the crash.

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According to police, the driver of the Hyundai SUV, a Bristol Township man, was turning into the parking lot of the Sunoco gas station when he struck the motorcycle just after 7:10 p.m. The SUV driver told police he did not see the motorcycle, which was coming through the intersection with a steady green light, until it was too late.

The Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad transported injured motorcyclist to St. Mary Medical Center. The two people in the SUV were unharmed, police said.

The driver of the SUV will be charged with careless driving.

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The SUV and motorcycle both sustained heavy damage.

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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.