Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that happened Sunday evening in Middletown Township’s Levittown section.
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Officers responded to the scene near the Hong Luck restaurant on Veterans Highway (Route 413) at approximately 6:05 p.m. after getting word of a crash involving entrapment.
According to an initial investigation by township police, a white Genesis GV80 was traveling southbound on Veteran’s Highway when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The Genesis crossed into the northbound lane and struck a northbound brown Range Rover.
The impact caused the Genesis to flip onto its roof, police said.
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Multiple fire companies responded, along with the Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad, to the scene.
Police said the driver of the Genesis, who was the vehicle’s sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The driver and a passenger in the Range Rover remained at the scene and are cooperating with investigators, police said.
The Bucks County Coroner’s Office was called due to the fatality.
The Middletown Police Department Traffic Safety Unit is leading the ongoing investigation.
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Police are asking any motorists with dashcam footage or witnesses with information regarding the collision to contact Officer Matt Balint at 215-750-3845 ext. 4114.
The crash happened amid heavy snowfall and as slippery conditions were reported around the area.
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At around 7 p.m., there were more than two dozen traffic incident – ranging from crashes to downed limbs – on roadways in Bucks County, according to dispatchers.
