Crime & Safety
Victim Of Fatal Bristol Road Crash Identified
The Bucks County District Attorney's Office is investigating the cause of the crash on the border of Warminster and Northampton townships.
WARMINSTER TOWNSHIP, PA — An 85-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash that closed a section of Bristol Road on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Rosalind Silverstein 85, of Warwick, died from blunt impact injuries in the accident, Bucks County Coroner Patti Campi said.
The Bucks County District Attorney's Office and the Warminster Township Police Department are investigating the cause of the crash.
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Manuel Gamiz, spokesman for the Bucks County District Attorney's Office, said the two-vehicle crash happened at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday on Bristol Road at Wordsworth Drive.
Warminster Police and other emergency personnel responded to the crash involving a red Kia sedan and a dump truck.
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One driver was pronounced dead after being transported by ambulance to St. Mary’s Medical Center.
The identity of the victim has not been released.
Bristol Road was closed between Jacksonville and Hatboro Road on Tuesday night due to the crash. The Bucks County District Attorney's Office crash team was on the scene.
Action News 6 reported that the video from Chopper 6 showed a heavily damaged car with debris scattered around the roadway. The truck, which appeared to have damage to the front driver's side, was stopped nearby.
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