SKIPPACK TOWNSHIP ACCIDENT

Flipped trailer carrying backhoe blocks Skippack Pike during Monday afternoon rush hour

The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m.

Photo by James Short.

The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m.

  • Public Safety

A trailer hauling a backhoe has flipped onto its side, blocking traffic from accessing Skippack Pike/Route 73 at Bridge Road/113 in Skippack Township Monday afternoon.

The incident occurred at the intersection around 3:45 p.m.

Large hauler trucks are on scene attempting to upright the trailer, per reports.

Traffic heading on Route 73 in the direction of SCI Phoenix are forced to turn at Bridge Road.

Harleysville Fire Co. is on scene, as well as Harleysville Fire Police and Skippack Fire Police.


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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow. Email him at tony@accessgmt.com. Tony graduated from Kutztown University, with a degree in English/Professional Writing and Electronic Media. He went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Lansdale Patch/AOL and The Reporter in Lansdale. A fourth-generation Lansdalian, he attended North Penn High School, graduating in 1998. He's interviewed Jesse Spano, and the co-creator of The Joker, and is two degrees of separation from The King (of Rock).


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