PA TURNPIKE ACCIDENT

Fire, EMS on scene of crash involving car into a guardrail, tree on northbound I-476

The accident occurred around 11:30 a.m. in Towamencin Township near the Route 63 Kulpsville exit.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

The accident occurred around 11:30 a.m. in Towamencin Township near the Route 63 Kulpsville exit.

One person was transported via Freedom Valley Medical Rescue to an area hospital for treatment of potentially life-threatening injuries suffered in an accident on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Towamencin Township Tuesday morning.

According to Montgomery County emergency dispatch, a white utility van crashed through a guardrail and struck a tree, while traveling northbound on I-476.

According to reports, the driver was unconscious and CPR was initiated, as of 11:35 a.m. EMS arrived at the hospital by 12:05 p.m., per emergency dispatch reports.

Towamencin Vol. Fire Co. and Tylersport Fire Co. were on scene, but had been recalled before noon.

Pennsylvania State Police and Harleysville Area Emergency Medical Service/Freedom Valley Medical Rescue assessed the scene.

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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.