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Steer Clear: Flooding Closes Roads Across Lehigh Valley
Nearly three inches of rain have fallen across southeastern Pennsylvania between Sunday and Monday mornings, Dec. 17 and 18, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service. The Mount Holly, New Jersey station reports that flood warnings and areal flood warnings are in effect for parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Philadelphia counties through late Monday night, though the rain is expected to "taper off" by midday. We have a number of Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories in effect, and more are likely to come. While we understand many peopl…
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Poconos Woman, 56, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police
One woman is dead and two other people are wounded after a two-car crash in Pocono Township early Monday, Nov. 27, according to authorities. Police were called to Route 314 between Summit Road and Swiftwater Avenue around 6:45 a.m., the department said in a release. They arrived to find a 56-year-old passenger in a 2010 Kia Soul dead from her injuries, the release says. Her name was not reported though police said she was a resident of Pocono Summit. The driver of the Kia and the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado were both hospitalized with "moderate" injuries, off…
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22-Year-Old Man Propelled Out Of Sunroof In Fatal Crash Closing PA Turnpike In 3 Counties
A 22-year-old Lititz man has been identified and details have been released following a deadly crash that closed more than 20 miles of the PA Turnpike in three counties for over four hours on Saturday. Bryce L. Nolt has died following a crash that shut down the westbound lanes of Interstate 76 on Oct. 7, authorities told Daily Voice. Originally we were told that an "accident westbound at milepost 264.1," caused the shutdown and detour, PA Turnppike Director of Marketing & Public Relations Carl DeFebosaid on Saturday afternoon. He later got back to us and said one person had d…
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27 Miles Of I-78 Reopen Almost 8 Hours After Triple Tractor-Trailer Crash
A multi-vehicle crash shuttered 27 miles of Interstate 78 for nearly eight hours on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The crash involving three tractor-trailers and an SUV happened in the eastbound lanes of I-78 at milepost 49, near Route 100, in Upper Macungie Township just before 5:20 a.m. on Oct. 4, authorities said. All lanes were closed and detoured to Route 863, Pennsylvania State Police said. The 27-mile closure shut the interstate down from Exit 23: Shartlesville interchange in Berks County through Exit 49A: Route 100 So…
Police & Fire
Trailer Fire Shuts Tacony-Palmyra Bridge
All lanes of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge were closed Sunday evening, July 30 after a tractor trailer caught fire underneath it. The blaze broke out around 5 p.m. .🔥 MAJOR FIRE 🔥🚧 ALL LANES BLOCKED 🚧All lanes are blocked at the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge due to a fire in Tacony. #kywnewsradio pic.twitter.com/VYA555LcJU — Traffic on the Twos (@KYWRadioTraffic) July 30, 2023 The bridge connects Palmyra, NJ to Philadelphia, and runs over the Delaware River. Videos of the blaze were posted to Citizen. No word on a reopening.
Police & Fire
Crash Closes I-95 Detour Roads In Philadelphia
A car crash closed Philadelphia roads being used to reroute traffic due to the Interstate 95 collapse Friday morning, June 16 in Philadelphia. The roadway had reopened at State Road and Princeton Avenue as of 10:30 a.m., officials said. Crews remained at the scene and motorists were being urged to take alternate routes (Roosevelt Boulevard). Footage from the 6abc copter shows a sedan that downed a utility pole at State Road and Princeton Avenue just before 6 a.m. Multiple wires were strewn across the roadway and the pole landed on the car. Chopper 6 over the crash that has shut down S…
Police & Fire
Delco Road Reopens After Truck Gets Stuck Under Bridge
A Delaware County road has reopened after a truck became stuck under a bridge, authorities said. The tractor-trailer got stuck under the bridge at N. Radnor Chester Road and Matsonford Road Tuesday morning, Radnor Township police said. ROAD CLOSURE - BRIDGE STRIKEKing of Prussia Road is CLOSED between N. Radnor Chester Road and Matsonford Road following a bridge strike. For those arriving at Radnor Elementary, Radnor High School and Archbishop Carroll, the District has been notified. pic.twitter.com/9NHVOUvOiB — RadnorPD (@RadnorPD) October 4, 2022 King of Prussia Road was temporarily …
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Hazmat Team Called To 2 Crashes Closing All Lanes Of I-81 In Lebanon County: State Police
UPDATE: Interstate 81 reopened at the Lebanon/Schuylkill County line around 10:30 a.m., according to Lebanon County emergency dispatchers. ORIGINAL: A hazmat team has been called after two crashes shuttered all lanes of Interstate 81 in Lebanon County on Tuesday, September 6, Pennsylvania state authorities say. The crashes happened in the southbound lanes just before 5 a.m., according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police. All southbound lanes have been closed from Exit 100: PA 443 - Pine Grove to Exit: 90 PA 72, according to 511PA. The first crash involved two vehicles and bloc…
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Allentown Woman Killed By Wrong-Way DUI Driver ID'd: Police
A 55-year-old woman was killed by a wrong-way, drunken driver in Lehigh County Friday, Sept. 2, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The 41-year-old Glenside man was heading north in the southbound lane on Airport Road in Hanover Township, when he struck Catherine Ann Neelon around 11 p.m., PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky said. The woman was taken at by Northampton Regional EMS to Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg where she was pronounced deceased. The Glenside man was placed under arrest at the scene for Driving Under the Influence (DUI). Airport Road was closed for approximately 3 ½ …
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Phillipsburg Intersection Closed As Tractor-Trailer Knocks Down Traffic Light
A busy Phillipsburg intersection was shut down after a tractor-trailer knocked down a traffic light, authorities said. The light was knocked down at the intersection of South Main and Center on the morning of Monday, Aug. 29, according to a post on the town’s Facebook page. Avoid South Main and Center. Tractor trailer knocked down traffic light. Plan alternate route. Posted by Town of Phillipsburg on Monday, August 29, 2022 Motorists were asked to avoid the area as the light was being repaired.
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Bridge Cracked By Tractor-Trailer Stuck On I-83: PennDOT
A tractor-trailer crash along Interstate 83 has closed the roadway in both directions in York County, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation. The crash happened at the overpass between Exit 16B: PA 74 North Queen Street and Exit 15: I-83 BUSINESS - South George Street around 3 p.m., PennDOT officials say. The trailer the truck was towing was seemingly too tall and became stuck under the bridge and also cracked it, according to PennDOT officials. The interstate is also closed between the exit for Route 182 - Leader Heights and Exit 16B: Route 74 No…
Police & Fire
Deep Sinkholes Cause Indefinite Shutdown Of Lehigh Valley Road, Police Say
Several deep sinkholes and crumbling surfaces have caused an indefinite shutdown of a Lehigh Valley roadway. The sinkholes emerged on Hollo Road west of the Schoeneck Creek bridge in Palmer Township on Thursday, August 4, a release from Lower Nazareth Township said. Authorities have since issued an indefinite shutdown of the roadway citing “crumbling road surfaces, multiple deep sinkholes, and a compromised culvert.” Hollo Road between Vanburen Road in Palmer Township and Prologis Parkway in Lower Nazareth are closed to all traffic, Palmer Township Police said. “We ask travelers to plan …
Police & Fire
Deadly Crash Closes Road In Berks County
A deadly crash closed a road in Berks County on Thursday, July 28, authorities said. Details remained scarce in the fatal wreck that shut down Route 73 in Earl Township, just west of Boyertown, PA State Police Trooper David Beohm said on Twitter around 10:50 a.m. SR 73 west of Boyeryown (Earl Twp) is currently closed for a fatal crash investigation. pic.twitter.com/tGmdmHXpuk — Trooper Beohm (@PSPTroopLPIO) July 28, 2022 The road reopened around 1:30 p.m., according to WFMZ.
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Witnesses Sought After Lehigh Valley Hit-And-Run Crash Takes Down Wires, Closes Road (
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See anything? Police are seeking information following a hit-and-run crash that took down wires and caused a several-hour road closure in the Lehigh Valley. The crash — which involved a truck —occurred on the 2700 block of Redington Road in Lower Saucon Township around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, local police said. The truck was heading toward Lower Saucon Road when it took down numerous Verizon wires before leaving the scene, closing the roadway for several hours, police said. Click here to view additional photos. Anyone with information about the crash aside from the name on the truc…
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Ramp From Route 309 To Route 22
A tractor-trailer crash closed a ramp from southbound Route 309 to eastbound Route 22 in South Whitehall Township Monday, June 13, authorities said. The vehicle ended up on its side around 8 a.m., and it was unclear when the ramp would be reopened, PA State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said on Twitter. Route 309 S/B to State Route 22 EB, South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh Co. is currently closed for an overturned Tractor Trailer. Troopers on scene.@wfmztraffic @mcall @lehighvalley @LehighAlerts @SergeantGrozier @SWTPoliceDept pic.twitter.com/5F7fBjpyhQ — Trooper Branosky (@PSPTroopMPIO) Ju…
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Trapped Victim Flown To Hospital Following Route 80 Crash
One person was airlifted to a nearby hospital after becoming trapped inside their vehicle in a crash on Route 80, authorities said. The crash occurred in the westbound lanes near milepost 16.6 in Allamuchy on the afternoon of Monday, March 28, the local fire department confirmed on social media. The patient was “hastily” extricated from the vehicle by emergency crews who were at the scene within minutes, the department said. Atlantic Air 1 medical helicopter landed at the crash scene to take the patient to a nearby hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries. Meanwhile, the westbound …
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Bridge Along Interstate 81
A crash between a car and a tractor-trailer ended with the tractor-trailer into the support beam of a bridge along Interstate 81, according to fire officials called to the scene. The crash happened near Marion just south of Chambersburg by exit 10 State Route 914 on Tuesday morning, according to PennDOT. Tractor-trailer into a bridge along Interstate 81.Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Fire crews from Fayetteville Volunteer fire department arrived to find the tractor-trailer into the bridge after hitting a car. There is no word of any injuries. At least one of the southbound …
Police & Fire
4 Dead In I-78 Crashes Just Hours Apart: State Police
UPDATE: A fifth person has died after two separate crashes Tuesday on I-78 eastbound in Berks County, authorities said. *** (Original story below): Four people were killed in two separate crashes -- one involving a school bus -- hours apart on I-78 in Berks County, authorities said. The first crash happened just before 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday on the eastbound lanes of I-78 in Tilden Township, Pennsylvania state police said. Footage from this crash scene was streamed live by NBC10. Four vehicles, including a school bus, were involved, police said. The driver of an empty school bus f…
Police & Fire
1 Man Hurt In Bucks County Warehouse Fire
One man was injured in a fire that broke out in a Bucks County warehouse Friday, reports say. Crews arriving at the one-story building in the 600 block of Mears Road in Warminster around 4:30 p.m. noticed heavy smoke and fire, according to Warminster police. One man was left with facial and chest burns, authorities told 6abc. "Everyone is asked to avoid the area as local roads surrounding this scene are closed so the fire department can work safely to extinguish this fire." Warminster police said in a statement. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. This story is developi…
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PA State Police: Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Down Route 78 Lane In Northampton County
A crash involving a tractor-trailer, a truck and other passenger vehicles shut down one lane on Route 78 in Northampton County Tuesday afternoon, state police said. The crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. in the westbound lanes near milepost 74 in Glendon Borough, PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky said. Multi vehicle crash, I-78 WB, MM 74, Glendon Borough, Northampton Co., involving Tractor Trailer, truck and passenger vehicles. Left lane is closed at this time. Use caution in the area. @wfmztraffic @lehighvalley @mcall @lvtraffic pic.twitter.com/dAVvDA7NgQ — Trooper Branosky (@PSPTroopMPI…
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Details Released In I-78 Tractor-Trailer Leak In Lehigh County
County officials released more details regarding a tractor-trailer that leaked an "unknown liquid" onto I-78 in Lehigh County last week. Local emergency departments witnessed a white liquid coming from the back of a Fed-Ex truck around 2 p.m. on July 9 near the Cedar Crest Exit, according to officials with Lehigh County Emergency Management. The truck was advertised as “Corrosive”, and the on-scene fire department commander requested Lehigh County Special Operations to respond at approximately 2:20 p.m., officials said. Crews closed I-78 to specify the chemical spreading across the ro…
Police & Fire
Downed Wires Closes Intersection In East Pikeland Township
An intersection in Chester County will be closed for most of the day Thursday due to downed wires, authorities said. The intersection of Schuylkill Road and Township Line Road in East Pikeland Township (Township Line Rd./RT 23) will be closed for approximately 10 hours, according to PECO. It was not immediately known what caused the downed wires. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Police & Fire
Two-Vehicle Crash Closes Route 82 In West Brandywine Township
A two-vehicle crash closed North Manor Road (Route 82) in West Brandywine Township (Chester County) Tuesday for nearly five hours, authorities said. Rescue crews responding to the road between Horseshoe Pike (Route 322) and Lippitt Road around 12:14 p.m., removed both doors on the driver's side of a car to free a trapped driver, according to East Brandywine Fire Company. Crews took approximately 25 minutes to free the driver, authorities said. The driver was taken by EMS to an area hospital for treatment. The driver of the truck was not injured. The road was closed for n…
Police & Fire
Traffic Alert: Bethlehem Crash Snaps Telephone Pole, Prompts Extended Road Closure
UPDATE: The road was reopened around 2:40 p.m., police said. ---------------------------------------- An early morning crash in Bethlehem snapped a telephone pole and shut down a portion of the roadway, authorities said. The crash occurred on Freemansburg Avenue shortly before 5 a.m. Monday, the Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company said on Facebook. 🛑🚧 TRAFFIC ALERT, ROADWAY CLOSURE 🚧🛑 Freemansburg Avenue between Washington Street and Farmersville Road will be shut... Posted by Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company on Monday, June 21, 2021 The portion of the roadway between …
Police & Fire
Heavy Flooding Closes Streets In Coatesville, Downingtown
Heavy flooding from rain showers closed streets in Coatesville and Downingtown in Chester County Tuesday afternoon. 5th Ave between Lincoln Highway and Walnut Street in Coatesville was announced closed around 4:15 p.m., according to Chester County Emergency Services. Additionally, Route 30 between Coatesville and Downingtown is closed as of 5:26 p.m. The streets will be closed until further notice.
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Detour
: Construction Closes Route 422 Lanes In Montgomery, Chester Counties
Lanes along Route 422 in Montgomery and Chester counties will be closed due to construction this week, according to CBSN Philly. Closures will be in place Monday through Friday between Park Road and Township Line Road, and at the Limerick and Sanatoga interchanges. Lanes at the Trooper Road and Oaks interchanges and between Grosstown Road and Hanover Street will also be closed.
Police & Fire
Sinkhole Closes Chemical Road In Plymouth Meeting
A sinkhole shut down Chemical Road in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County Friday afternoon, NBC Philadelphia reports. The road leading to Metroplex Mall was shut down around 3 p.m. and the state Department of Transportation said it was immediately going to work around the clock until the road is reopened, officials told the news outlet. Cars are being detoured at Metroplex Boulevard and Germantown Pike, NBC reports.
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1 Seriously Injured In I-95 Bensalem Crash
One person was seriously injured in a two-car crash on I-95 in Bensalem Tuesday morning. The southbound lanes were closed between mile markers 36.6 and 34.5 as of 12 noon -- nearly 2.5 hours after the crash, PA State Trooper First Class Nathan T. Branosky told Daily Voice. EMS treated the victim for unknown but serious injuries, Branosky said. SP Trevose Patrol Unit and the Troop M Collision Analysis Reconstruction Unit were investigating.
Police & Fire
State Police: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash With SUV Shuts Down Route 33 In Northampton County
The northbound lanes of Route 33 in Northampton County were closed due to a tractor-trailer rollover crash with an SUV Tuesday afternoon, state police said. UPDATE: A 73-year-old Allentown woman sustained minor injuries in the crash. The two-vehicle crash occurred in the northbound lanes coming from Route 78 westbound near mile marker 71.5 in Saucon Township shortly before 1:15 p.m., PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky said on Twitter. All ramps will be closed “for an extended period of time” following the rollover crash, though the southbound lanes were open to traffic as of 2:30 p.m., Branosky s…
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4-Car, Tractor Trailer Crash Jams Route 422
A four-car crash involving a tractor-trailer jammed the westbound side of Route 422 in Montgomery County Thursday afternoon. The trailer reportedly went through a guardrail and into the eastbound lanes around 2:50 p.m. near mile marker 170 in Limerick Township, reports show. The trailer was apparently blocking both sides of the highway, according to initial reports. A sedan and two other cars were also involved, according Pennsylvania State Trooper William Butler. The highway was closed between Evergreen Road/Rupert Road and Armand Hammer Boulevard/Industrial Highway, 511PA reported. …
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Portion Of Pennsylvania Turnpike Closing Sunday Morning
A portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is closing Sunday morning for construction. The Northeast Extension will close in both directions between Lansdale and Quakertown from 12 a.m. until 6 a.m. New paving markings will be applied, and new bridge beams supporting Upper Ridge Road will be installed.
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