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Two Killed In Montgomery County Crash Involving Car Hauler: Police

A driver and their passenger died on Route 202 in Montgomery Township on Monday morning, April 29, police said in a release. 

Route 202 between County Line Road and Horsham Road in Montgomery Township

Route 202 between County Line Road and Horsham Road in Montgomery Township

Photo Credit: Google Maps (Satellite)/Inset: Montgomery Twp Police

It happened between Horsham Road and County Line Road just before 11:30 a.m., according to officials. 

A Peterbilt 4 car carrier was headed north on 202 when a southbound Toyota Rav4 crossed into the oncoming lane, police said. The truck hit the Toyota on the front driver's side corner. 

The 50-year-old Toyota driver, a woman from King of Prussia, was ejected from her vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. An 86-year-old Ambler man in the passenger seat was extracted from the car and also pronounced dead. 

The driver of the truck, a 44-year-old Levittown man, received minor injuries and was taken to Grand View Hospital, according to the release. 

A stretch of Route 202 was shutdown Monday afternoon while crews worked the scene. 

Witnesses are being asked to call the Montgomery Township Police Department’s Highway Safety Unit at 215-362-2301. 

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