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UPDATED: Person Goes Off Route 1 Bridge

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Tom Sofield
The area where emergency vehicle activity was centered. Credit: Google Maps
The area where emergency vehicle activity was centered.
Credit: Google Maps

UPDATED: Monday, 9:02 p.m.:

The victim that went over the bridge was a local man in his 20s, a source says. The man’s condition is currently unclear.

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Original Story:

A person went off the Route 1 bridge over West Lincoln Highway in Middletown Township shortly before noon Monday.

First responder sources confirm the person appeared to have fallen at least 40 to 50 feet into the snow at the bottom on the bridge. The person was recovered near the southbound lanes shortly before the Route 1 and Old Lincoln Highway split.

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The victim suffered life-threatening injuries and was conscious as medics transported him to St. Mary Medical Center as a trauma patient.

As of press time, there are no confirmed details on how the person fell from the bridge.

Police did not immediately return calls for comment.

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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.