Crime & Safety
NB Rt. 1 in Middletown Reopened After Fatal Crash
One person is dead and several were hurt after a early-morning accident in Middletown Township.
Northbound Route 1 in Middletown was closed after a multi-vehicle accident left one person dead and others injured. The highway reopened after 7:30 a.m.
As of 6:50 a.m., police were on the scene of the deadly accident that has shutdown all Northbound lanes of the roadway between Maple Avenue and Business Route 1., PennDOT and county officials confirm.
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According to 6abc.com, the accident happened just before 5 a.m. and involved three vehicles.
Aside from the fatality, the wreck left several people injured, NBC10 reported.
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Officials from the Parkland Fire Company are assisting police at the scene.