HATFIELD TOWNSHIP ACCIDENT

The crash occurred at the Schwab Road intersection shortly before 10:30 p.m.

Two-vehicle accident with injuries shuts down West Orvilla Road Thursday night

Photo by James Short.

  • Public Safety

A major accident in Hatfield Township has sent at least two people to an area hospital by VMSC Emergency Medical Services and trapped another in their vehicle at Orvilla and Schwab roads Thursday night.

Orvilla Road is closed between Koffel Road and the railroad crossing.

According to reports on scene, a dark-colored Toyota Camry and a tan Toyota Corolla collided at the intersection at 10:27 p.m. The driver of the Camry had to be rescued in the vehicle and placed on a stretcher with a neck brace by VMSC.

    By James Short   

The driver of the Corolla told a reporter at the scene that he was turning left onto Schwab Road, when the Camry collided with the Corolla mid-turn.

Hatfield Volunteer Fire Co. was assisted at the scene by Hatfield Police, Towamencin Vol. Fire Co., Fairmount Fire Co. of Lansdale and Hatfield Township Fire Marshal’s Office.

Both cars sustained serious damage in the wreck.

The scene remains under investigation.

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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at [email protected]. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.


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