Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.com
UPDATED: 8:21 p.m., Monday:
The driver of the dump truck that crashed Monday morning passed away, police said.
The crash not only took out a utility pole but knocked power out for customers in the Swamp Road area.
Anyone with information on the crash has been asked to contact police via CrimeWatch.
Police said more information will be released Tuesday.
Original Story:
A serious wreck involving a large dump truck shut down Swamp Road Monday afternoon.
The crash happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. by the Schofield Covered Bridge entrance to Tyler State Park along Swamp Road in Newtown Township.
The dump truck appeared to have left the roadway, struck a utility pole, and overturned. It ended up spilling some of its haul onto the roadway.
A van from the coroner’s office was on the scene. Immediate word on injuries was not released.
Swamp Road was blocked from Bucks County Community College to Twining Bridge Road as of 1:15 p.m. Tow trucks and PECO crews were on the scene along with police and firefighters.
Near the Swamp Road closure point at Twining Bridge Road, two men were on their phones and visibly upset looking toward the wreck.
Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.com
