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Three Seriously Injured in Dump Truck–Van Crash on Pennsylvania Turnpike Near Bensalem

State police say the truck suddenly veered into a contractor van, prompting a reconstruction probe.

Overview

  • The collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. Monday at mile marker 350.7 in Bensalem Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
  • All three occupants of the contractor van were extricated, including one trapped for about an hour, and were taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital.
  • Eastbound traffic was diverted from Willow Grove under a Plan X operation as crews worked at the scene.
  • The dump truck driver sustained minor injuries and declined medical treatment, police said.
  • No charges have been announced as the cause remains under investigation by the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit and forensic teams.