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'Major Accident' Closes I-176 In Eastern PA 'Major Accident' Closes I-176 In Eastern PA
'Major Accident' Closes I-176 In Eastern PA Berks County drivers were asked to avoid I-176 in Caernarvon Township following a "major accident" early Monday afternoon, Sept. 25, authorities said.  Both the northbound and southbound lanes near Exit 2 were closed for several hours as first responders worked the scene.  State police said that a tractor-trailer in the right southbound lane was "operating too fast for the rainy conditions" and was unable to slow down for a red light.  The trucker tried to pull off onto the shoulder but hit an embankment and lost control before striking another tractor-trailer sitting at the…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Girl, 7, Dies In Fall During Ride In Back Of Neighbor's Pickup: MontCo DA Girl, 7, Dies In Fall During Ride In Back Of Neighbor's Pickup: MontCo DA
Girl, 7, Dies In Fall During Ride In Back Of Neighbor's Pickup: MontCo DA A 7-year-old girl died in a fall from a neighbor's pickup truck in Montgomery County this week, authorities announced. The girl had been playing outside when a man in their Plymouth Township neighborhood gave them a ride in the back of his Isuzu Elf pickup truck on Tuesday night, Aug. 22, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. As the driver turned a corner at the intersection of Jolly and Harvard Roads in Plymouth Township, the 7-year-old fell out of the truck, the DA said alongside Plymouth Township Police Chief John C. Myrsiades. The girl was rushed to the hospita…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Dr. Pepper Pallets Strewn Across Route 78 In Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash PHOTOS: Dr. Pepper Pallets Strewn Across Route 78 In Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash
Photos: Dr. Pepper Pallets Strewn Across Route 78 In Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash A truckload of Dr. Pepper pallets were strewn across Route 78 in a Warren County rollover crash Monday night, authorities said. The tractor-trailer carrying the pallets crashed and flipped over in the westbound lanes just before exit 3, the Stewartsville Volunteer Fire Company said. The driver was able to escape from the overturned truck without injury, authorities said. “Fortunately the only injuries were pallets of #drpepper,” the department said in a Facebook post with photos of the incident. The post received feedback from both serious and lighthearted commenters: “I am available to …

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by Valerie Musson