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NB Rt. 1 in Middletown Closed After Fatal Crash [Updated]

One person is dead and several were hurt after a early-morning accident in Middletown Township.

Northbound Route 1 in Middletown was closed after a multi-vehicle accident left one person dead and others injured.

The name of the 25-year-old man killed will the crash is expected to be released afetr his family has been notifyed, police sadid.

As of 6:50 a.m., police remained on the scene of the deadly accident that has shutdown all Northbound lanes of the roadway between Maple Avenue and Business Route 1., PennDOT and county officials confirm.

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According to police, the accident happened just before 5 a.m. and involved two vehicles.

Aside from the fatality, the wreck left several people injured, NBC10 reported.

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Officials from the Parkland Fire Company are assisting police at the scene.

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