Serious Injury Reported in Nasty Route 413 Crash

A minivan and a tractor-trailer were involved in a crash that tied up traffic on I-95 and Veterans Highway (Route 413) in Bristol Township Friday afternoon.

The driver of a gray minivan was taken to Aria Torresdale Hospital after his vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer in Bristol Township on Friday. The adult male victim had to be extricated from his van by firefighters and was transported by ground ambulance to the Philadelphia hospital, officials said. Police said he was in serious condition. The tractor-trailer and minivan were turning from I-95 onto Veterans Highway (Route 413) at around 2 p.m. when the collision happened, police traffic Sgt.  Chuck Burns said. The exact cause of the wreck that left vehicle pieces and fluids all over the roadway remains under investigation, Burns said. The driver of the truck was relatively unharmed, but his truck was badly damaged and pinned against a…

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concerned citizen

8:47 am on Saturday, January 5, 2013

someone was trying to beat the light and ill bet that minivan was trying to speed around that truck,.   more ›

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Levittown Man Critically Injured in Motorcycle Wreck [Updated]

A 25-year-old man was hurt in a late night two-vehicle crash in Bristol Township. A Bensalem woman was also involved.

  Monday, 9:21 p.m.: The victim of the crash remains hospitalized with serious injuries to the lower half of his body, Sgt. Chuck Burns said Monday night. Burns added that Sunday's crash was the third serious motorcycle crash in Bristol Township in the past month. Monday, 3:35 p.m.: Bristol Township police are investigating an accident between a sedan and a motorcycle that occurred late Sunday night on Veterans Highway at the entrance to Wharton Road. A 25-year-old Levittown man suffered critical injuries after being thrown from his bike and was taken by medical crews to Aria Health Torresdale campus, police said. Police report that a 2004 Kia sedan made a turn in front of the victim's 2003 Kawasaki motorcycle at 11:45 p.m. The driver of …

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