Crime & Safety
Man, 30, Killed In Newtown Township Crash
A 30-year-old Lower Makefield man was killed in a crash Wednesday morning in Newtown Township, police said.
NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — A 30-year-old Lower Makefield man was killed in a car crash Wednesday morning in Newtown Township, police said.
The crash happened around 8:45 a.m. on Richboro Road between the Newtown Bypass and Mill Pond Road. Police said a car going westbound on Richboro Road hit a box truck head-on.
The driver of the car, a 30-year-old man from Lower Makefield, was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the man was not yet released, as his family is being notified, police said.
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The driver of the box truck was transported to St. Mary's and has been released.
The cause of the crash, which closed the road for four hours, remains under investigation.
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