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Crash brings down wires, closes busy Bucks County road for hours

Wires came down during a Dec. 2, 2024, crash along Street Road in Bensalem, Pennsylvania

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A crash where wires were taken down closed a stretch of busy Street Road in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for hours overnight.

The wreck closed Street Road between Knights and Mechanicsville roads around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, according to Bensalem Fire Rescue.

As SkyForce10 hovered overhead, what appeared to be a crashed pickup truck could be seen off the road with a utility crew on scene near the downed wires.

"The roadway is expected to be closed most of the night," fire rescue said.

The stretch of Street Road -- a little less than a half mile -- remained closed before daybreak on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

The road appeared to be reopened around 8 a.m.

It wasn't known if anyone was injured in the crash.

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