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Speed To Blame For Overturned Tractor-Trailer

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Tom Sofield
A photo of the crash from Route 13. Credit: Jesse O'Brien
A photo of the crash from Route 13.
Credit: Jesse O’Brien

A 55-year-old tractor-trailer driver escaped injury after he caused his truck to overturn Monday afternoon.

The 55-year-old Connecticut man was speeding on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on-ramp that connects the highway to Route 13 in Bristol Township. Around 1:50 p.m., the truck overturned and landed on its right side, Pennsylvania State Police said.

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Troopers wrote in an accident report that the driver failed to drive at a “safe and prudent speed” as he progressed up the 25 MPH ramp.

The driver of the truck was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, state police said.

Troopers from the King of Prussia, Montgomery County barracks investigated the crash. The Montgomery County-based troopers cover a large portion of the turnpike, starting in Bristol Township.

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.