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Dead Body Found On Street Road In Bucks County: Police Dead Body Found On Street Road In Bucks County: Police
Dead Body Found On Street Road In Bucks County: Police Authorities in Bucks County are investigating after a man was found dead on the side of Street Road on Wednesday afternoon.  Police in Warrington Township were called to the road's westbound lane at the Neshaminy Creek bridge between Valley and Paul Valley Roads for reports of an unresponsive person at about 3 p.m., the department said in a statement.  The victim, an adult man from Philadelphia, was declared dead at the scene by responding officers and medics, they added.  Preliminary findings suggest the victim may have been hit by a car while walking along Street Road…

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by Mac Bullock
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Driver Tried Escaping Before Divers Pulled His Body From Creek In Philly Burbs (UPDATE) Driver Tried Escaping Before Divers Pulled His Body From Creek In Philly Burbs (UPDATE)
Driver Tried Escaping Before Divers Pulled His Body From Creek In Philly Burbs (Update) A 56-year-old Jeep driver tried escaping from his sinking vehicle after running a red light hitting multiple vehicles then becoming submerged in Neshaminy Creek, the Bucks County Courier Times reports citing a news release. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20. It started when the red 2014 Jeep ran the light on Newportville Road onto Bristol Pike and struck a pickup truck, the outlet said quoting Bristol police. The Jeep then rear-ended a sedan that was stopped on Bristol Pike, ten struck a house and drove into the creek. Witnesses say they saw the driver try to escape,…

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by Mac Bullock
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Resident, Firefighter Hospitalized After Lower Southampton Fire Resident, Firefighter Hospitalized After Lower Southampton Fire
Resident, Firefighter Hospitalized After Lower Southampton Fire A resident and a firefighter were hospitalized following a house fire in Lower Southampton early Monday morning, authorities said. Crews had difficulties stretching water supply lines to the Acorn Road home as it was along the Neshaminy Creek, according to the Lower Southampton Fire Department. Firefighters were able to extinguish the 3 a.m. fire and protect neighboring homes from any damage, authorities said. Several firefighters were treated at the scene by EMS for heat exhaustion, authorities said. A firefighter and one of the residents were transported to a local hospital for further …

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by Nicole Acosta
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14-Year-Old Boy Airlifted After Near Drowning In Neshaminy Creek, Authorities Say 14-Year-Old Boy Airlifted After Near Drowning In Neshaminy Creek, Authorities Say
14-Year-Old Boy Airlifted After Near Drowning In Neshaminy Creek, Authorities Say A 14-year-old boy was airlifted after nearly drowning in the Neshaminy Creek Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Crews were dispatched at 2:40 p.m. to the creek near the Middletown Township border, where they found the boy with a pulse, but breathing shallowly, Middletown Township police chief Joe Batorilla told Daily Voice. The boy was possibly submerged for about three to five minutes, and had some head trauma, Bartorilla said. The boy was airlifted from the scene -- not far from Hoover Elementary School in Langhorne-- and taken to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, according…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Truck Driver Dies In Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash Truck Driver Dies In Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash
Truck Driver Dies In Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash A truck driver died in a Pennsylvania Turnpike crash overnight Friday. The tractor-trailer went off the Turnpike bridge in the eastbound lanes and landed along the banks of Neshaminy Creek below around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, near the Newportville Road overpass in Bristol Township. The driver was extricated after being heavily pinned in the cab and pronounced dead.

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by Cecilia Levine
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I-95 Northbound Lanes Near Neshaminy Creek Closes After Tractor Trailer Overturns I-95 Northbound Lanes Near Neshaminy Creek Closes After Tractor Trailer Overturns
I-95 Northbound Lanes Near Neshaminy Creek Closes After Tractor Trailer Overturns The I-95 northbound lanes near Neshaminy Creek were closed after a crash left a tractor-trailer overturned Wednesday morning, authorities said. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. near the Street Road Exit and Route 413 Exit, according to Bensalem Fire Rescue. The conditions of the driver(s) are unknown. This article will be updated as more information is provided.

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by Nicole Acosta