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Failed Brakes to Blame for Trash Truck Crash

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Tom Sofield

Failed brakes are to blame for the nasty wreck that left a trash truck on top of a SUV at Veterans Highway (Route 413) and I-95 in Bristol Township.

A Bristol Township accident investigator takes a photograph of the accident scene following the crash. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A Bristol Township accident investigator takes a photograph of the accident scene following the crash.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

Police said late last week that no citations have been issued in connection with the wreck that left none of the four people involved seriously injured.

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Police said the crash happened when the truck lost control and rolled onto the 2008 Honda minivan, which was traveling along with the truck off the I-95 exit and onto northbound Veterans Highway.

Sgt. Chuck Burns said the trash truck had a “failure in the braking system which rendered the brakes inoperative.

The truck was being driven to Rob’s Towing in Bristol Township by a 56-year-old employee of the towing business when the crash occurred.

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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.