Photo by James Short.
The three-vehicle crash occurred in southbound lanes of Bethlehem Pike in Colmar.
Hatfield Police said the three-vehicle crash on Route 309/Bethlehem Pike in Colmar, Hatfield Township Thursday afternoon remains under investigation.
One person was injured in the crash – an 85-year-old man, who was taken by VMSC Emergency Medical Services for treatment to Grand View Hospital, police said.
Police did not release the man’s condition or identify the vehicle he was driving.
Route 309 was closed in all directions between Walnut Street and Lenhart Road for about four hours, while police processed the scene, reopening around 7:45 p.m. Thursday.
According to reports and radio dispatch, the accident occurred at 3:33 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the 100 block of Route 309/Bethlehem Pike and involved three vehicles: a Sal's Nursery & Landscaping Inc. dump truck, a black Acura MDX SUV, and a white Chevrolet 2500 work van.
The dump truck and the Acura MDX collided head-on, per reports. The white van sustained minor driver's side damage, per reports.
Hatfield Police were assisted at the scene by Colmar Fire Co., VMSC Emergency Medical Services, and Montgomery Township Fire Police.
At least one vehicle was towed from the scene.
