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Truck Hits Bridge, Driver Hurt

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Tom Sofield

A truck driver was taken to a trauma center Sunday afternoon following a crash in Falls Township.

Credit: Submitted
Credit: Submitted

The man behind the wheel of the tractor-trailer cab lost control around 4:30 p.m. and ended up hitting road signs and slamming into a bridge support beam, Falls Township Fire Company Chief Mike McCellan said.

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The crash happened on Old Bristol Pike at the Tyburn Road underpass.

The door of the cab had to cut off by firefighters and the man was taken to Capital Health’s Trenton trauma center, the chief told LevittownNow.com. As of press time, the extent of the driver’s injuries were unknown.

The truck suffered heavy damage to the front end and McCellan said firefighters had to initially check to see the extent of the driver’s entrapment.

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Police did not release details on what caused the driver to loss control.

Credit: Ray South/Submitted
Credit: Ray South/Submitted
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.