Crime & Safety
At Least 7 Reported Hurt in Lower Macungie Crash
Accident with rescue is on Hamilton Boulevard near Interstate 78, scanner reports say.
Seven or eight patients reportedly were hurt Saturday night in a serious accident requiring rescue in Lower Macungie Township, according to scanner reports.
At least five ambulances were dispatched about 8:25 p.m. to Hamilton Boulevard and Interstate 78 for a motor vehicle accident with trapped victims, according to scanner reports. An unconfirmed report stated a car was overturned with three children trapped.
A transmission from the EMS officer in charge confirmed seven or eight patients, but did not detail the severity or age. A later transmission from the fire officer in charge stated that two victims were extricated.
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Three vehicles were involved, according to an emergency news service.
No details about the cause of the accident were immediately available; however, it was raining heavily in the area about the time of the report.
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Among the ambulances responding were from , , Allentown and , according to transmissions. responded for rescue and traffic control.
