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Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In Route 13 Crash

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Tom Sofield
Police at the scene of the crash.
Credit: Bristol Borough police

A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by an SUV on Route 13 Tuesday morning.

The pedestrian was struck as the Jeep, which was operated by a New Jersey man, turned onto southbound Route 13 on the green arrow near Bath Road. The 36-year-old Bensalem male pedestrian was not in the crosswalk when he was hit, police said.

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The Bensalem man was seriously injured and he was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in Philadelphia by the Bucks County Rescue Squad.

Witnesses said the struck pedestrian laid injured in the roadway and was aided by passersbys until medics were able to take him.

The Jeep stopped at the scene.

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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.