Credit: PennDOT
A man was hurt after jumping 30 feet from the I-95 bridge over the Neshaminy Creek on the Bensalem Township and Bristol Township border.
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At 5:18 a.m. Saturday, a five-vehicle crash was reported in the area of the bridge along the busy highway’s northbound lanes. The initial report was multiple vehicles were involved and one person was ejected.
However, upon arrival, firefighters learned the person who went off the bridge wasn’t ejected but had jumped, officials said.
The early reports from the scene were that the man saw the aftermath of the crash and went over the bridge, about a 30-foot drop to the creek below.
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Firefighters from several volunteer companies used ropes to pull the injured man from the banks of the creek below the bridge, Newportville Fire Company Chief John Doster said.
The man was reported to be conscious and talking when he was brought up, the chief said.
Doster said several people in the vehicles suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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The Bucks County Rescue Squad and Bensalem Emergency Medical Service offered care and transportation to several of the victims.
I-95 northbound was down to one lane for some time due to the crash.
In addition to the Newportville Fire Company, and Cornwells, Eddington, and Third District fire companies responded.
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Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash.
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