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Route 1 Reopens After Truck Slams Into Overpass

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Tom Sofield
Credit: Submitted

A traffic nightmare occurred Tuesday when Route 1 was shut down in both directions.

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The crash happened around noon when the trailer of a dump truck tractor-trailer struck the Pine Street (Route 413) overpass near the Maple Avenue (Route 213) interchange in Middletown Township.

The trailer slammed into the bridge and was damaged.

Firefighters and police shut down the highway in both directions for several hours.

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No serious injuries were reported.

The highway reopened shortly before 4 p.m.

Streets in nearby Langhorne Borough and Langhorne Manor Borough were packed as drivers detoured off Route 1. Maple Avenue in Middletown Township also saw an influx of vehicles.

Credit: Submitted
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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.