HATFIELD TOWNSHIP INCIDENT

Driver trapped in car after live electrical wires come down during Friday evening rainstorm

PECO was expected on scene by 6:30 p.m.

Managing Editor

Friday, June 14, 2024

PECO was expected on scene by 6:30 p.m.

A driver is trapped in their vehicle on Line Lexington Road in Hatfield Township after live electrical wires fell onto their car during a raging rainstorm Friday shortly after 5 p.m.

Line Lexington Road is closed between Old Bethlehem Pike and Woodview Drive.

A transformer also blew, but there was no sign of a fire, per reports from the scene.

PECO is expected to arrive on scene shortly.

Hatfield Vol. Fire Co., Hatfield Police, Hatfield Fire Police, Montgomery Township Fire Police and Montgomery County Emergency Management are on scene.

By James Short

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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow. Email him at tony@accessgmt.com. Tony graduated from Kutztown University, with a degree in English/Professional Writing and Electronic Media. He went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Lansdale Patch/AOL and The Reporter in Lansdale. A fourth-generation Lansdalian, he attended North Penn High School, graduating in 1998. He's interviewed Jesse Spano, and the co-creator of The Joker, and is two degrees of separation from The King (of Rock).