NJ Passenger Killed In Crash At PA State Line ID'd: Coroner

A New Jersey man was killed in a Bucks County crash on Saturday, Oct. 19, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.

A map showing the area where the deadly crash that killed 34-year-old Michael Amend happened along the Pennsylvania and New Jersey state lines in Bucks County. — A map showing the area where the deadly crash that killed 34-year-old Michael Amend happened along the Pennsylvania and New Jersey state lines in Bucks County.
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The 800 block of River Road in Tinicum Township, Bucks County where the fatal crash happened.
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Merriell Moyer

10/22/2024 1:34 p.m.

Michael Amend, 34, of High Bridge, NJ, was the passenger in a vehicle that struck a tree in the 800 block of River Road in Tinicum Township, Bucks County at 1:08 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, the coroner's office said.

Amend was pronounced dead at Saint Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem at 6:25 p.m. the same day, according to the coroner's office.

The cause of death was "Blunt Force Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Collision," Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said in a news release on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The manner of death was "Accident."

The Tinicum Township Police Department is investigating, according to the coroner's office.

Details about Amend's life weren't immediately available. His family is invited to share that information with Daily Voice by emailing mmoyer@dailyvoice.com.

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