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Motorcycle Bursts Into Flames After Colliding With Truck

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Tom Sofield

A motorcyclist was hurt and his bike destroyed after it caught fire following a collision.

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The crash happened at Old Orchard Lane and Fayette Drive in Bristol Township around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Bristol Township police, the Bucks County Rescue Squad, and Third District Fire Company were called to the scene that sits within walking distance of the rescue squad, fire station, and Lower Bucks Hospital.

The motorcycle smashed into a van and the motorcyclist went down. The motorcycle then burst into flames, according to Third District Fire Company Chief Howard McGoldrick.

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The fire engine arrived to find the motorcycle fully engulfed, McGoldrick said.

Credit: Third District Fire Company

The chief told LevittownNow.com that a delivery driver for Little Rocky’s Pizza was able to pull the motorcyclist from the burning bike.

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The van driver was unhurt and the motorcyclist was transported to a local hospital for head trauma and burns. McGoldrick said.

Video from the Third District Fire Company shows firefighters putting out the flames.

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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.