A Montgomery County man was the victim of a serious Sunday evening crash along Route 1.
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Frederick Root, 79, of Norristown, was killed from the injuries he sustained the single-vehicle crash that occurred just past 6:30 p.m. Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck said Root’s death was ruled accidental and he died of multiple injuries.
The crash happened along southbound Route 1 under the West Interchange bridge that connects West Gilliam Avenue and West Highland Avenue on the Langhorne Manor Borough and Middletown Township border.
A passenger in the vehicle was injured and rushed to St. Mary Medical Center as a trauma patient.
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Firefighters and emergency medical crews were called for a report of a one-vehicle crash with entrapment. They arrived to find a violent crash scene, Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company Chief Frank Farry said.
Root was removed from the vehicle by good Samaritans, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
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Root’s vehicle appeared to have crossed the median between the access road and the highway, struck a bridge support, and then ended up along the access road, throwing debris in all directions.
The crash closed Route 1 southbound for several hours Sunday evening.
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