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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