Crime & Safety
Landscape Truck Overturns; Blocks Roadway For Hours In Upper Makefield
The overturned landscaping vehicle forced the closure of Taylorsville Road between Jonathan Way and Bailey Drive.
UPPER MAKEFIELD, PA — The driver of a landscape truck escaped injury Monday morning when his rig left and roadway and rolled over on Taylorsville Road.
According to a preliminary investigation, speed was not a factor in the crash.
Police said the rig was traveling southbound on Taylorsville around 9:30 a.m. when the wheels of the trailer left the roadway. When the driver attempted to correct, he lost control sending the vehicle and trailer across the northbound lane, police said.
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At that point, police said the driver attempted to correct for the loss of control, which caused both the vehicle and the trailer to roll and come to a stop in the trees.
The accident forced the closure of Taylorsville Road for hours between Jonathan Way and Bailey Drive while the truck was removed and PECO handled issues with wires.
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(Upper Makefield Police Department)
(Upper Makefield Police Department)
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