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NEARBY: One Person Trapped In Route 1 Crash

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Tom Sofield
Credit: Bensalem Fire Rescue

Firefighters freed a person who was trapped in a vehicle following a crash on Route 1.

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The crash happened around 10 a.m. Tuesday on southbound Route 1 near Old Lincoln Highway in Bensalem Township. The initial report was for a serious crash with entrapment.

Bensalem Fire Rescue said the crash between a van tractor-trailer involved the injured person being extricated from the van.

Bensalem EMS transported the injured person to the hospital, fire officials said.

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The southbound lanes of Route 1 were closed for about an hour as Bensalem Township police investigated the crash.

In addition to Bensalem Fire Rescue, the Nottingham, Penndel, and Trevose fire companies responded.

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Credit: Bensalem Fire Rescue
Credit: Bensalem Fire Rescue

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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.