A man was critically injured after being ejected from his vehicle along I-295 in Middletown Township.
The crash happened just before 1:30 p.m. Friday when the man’s vehicle left the eastbound lanes of I-295, crossed the median, ended up airborne, and rolled before entering the westbound lanes of the highway not far from the Maple Avenue (Route 213) overpass, according to Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company Chief Frank Farry.
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The driver of the car ended up being ejected and landing on the westbound lanes of the highway, Farry said.
Police from several agencies, medics from the Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad, and firefighters from the Langhorne-Middletown and Penndel fire companies along with the Middletown Township Department of Fire and Emergency Management quickly responded and provided aid.
Farry said the man was rushed by the Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad with a police escort to St. Mary Medical Center.
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The injured man’s vehicle appeared to strike a car in the westbound lanes of I-295, but Farry said that driver was not seriously hurt.
Both directions of the highway had traffic disrupted and westbound traffic was down to one lane as Pennsylvania State Police investigated as of 3:15 p.m.
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