Two Hurt, Passing Vehicle Struck By Debris In Bristol Twp. Crash


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Two people were transported to Lower Bucks Hospital after being injured in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike late last week.

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At 8:42 a.m. last Friday, Pennsylvania State Police troopers were called to the eastbound Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bristol Township for a crash with injuries.

Troopers said a 2023 Freightliner truck traveling on the eastbound lanes of the Turnpike lost control while in the right lane after the left front tire went flat.

The driver lost control and slammed into a concrete barrier, state police said.

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Debris from the crash struck a 2016 Honda CRV SUV that was traveling on the Turnpike, state police said.

The 44-year-old female driver of the truck, a resident of Champions Gate, Florida, and a 45-year-old Champions Gate, Florida man in the sleeper cab suffered injuries, troopers said.

The Tri-Hampton Rescue Squad took the two people in the truck to Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol Township for treatment, state police said.

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The driver of the Honda SUV was unhurt.

The driver of the truck will be cited for the crash.

The truck had to be towed from the scene after being damaged in the crash.

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