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Croydon Bridge

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Police & Fire

Officers Respond to Report of Struck Pedestrian

Police also provided an update on the truck that struck the Cedar Avenue bridge in Croydon.

Police responded to reports of a struck pedestrian at Cedar and Magnolia avenues in Croydon Wednesday shortly after 5 p.m. Emergency crews were reported to be treating the patient at the scene, but further details on the crash were sketchy. Bristol Township police traffic unit Sgt. Chuck Burns was still awaiting the filing of a report late Wednesday night. The struck pedestrian was one of several traffic incidents to have occurred in Croydon over the past few days. On Monday, a truck filled with paper struck the Amtrak bridge that crosses Cedar Avenue. The driver of the striking truck will be cited, Burns added on Wednesday evening. Police reported to a minor motorcycle accident along State Road. The driver of the vehicle that struck the …

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Truck Strikes Croydon Bridge and Crashes Reported Tuesday Night in Bristol & Falls

Monday, October 15, 2012

Police & Fire

Truck Strikes Croydon Bridge

The railroad bridge on Cedar Avenue in the Croydon section of Bristol Township was struck by a truck Monday evening, according to reports.

A tractor-trailer truck filled with paper became struck under the Cedar Avenue railroad bridge in the Croydon section of Bristol Township Monday evening, police Sgt. Chuck Burns said. The 13-foot-tall trailer became stuck under the 12 foot, 8 inch high bridge shortly after 6 p.m. The driver of the truck was not hurt in the incident, but the trailer was "mangled" and most likely destroyed, Burns said. Burns said that Amtrak, who owns the bridge, was call to the scene and did not find any significant structural damage. The truck was headed on toward Route 13 when the incident occurred. Accidents like Monday's are all too common at the bridge, Burns said. Fire police closed Cedar Avenue between Route 13 and Magnolia Avenue for several hours …

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Tractor Trailer Pinned Under Croydon Railroad Bridge

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Tom Sofield

7:08 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Police said there are only 2 or 3 charges they are able to use in cases like the one above.   more ›

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