THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. STATE POLICE IN LANCASTER COUNTY SAY A DUMP TRUCK DRIVER WAS SUICIDAL WHEN THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AROUND SIX THIS MORNING ON HOLLOW ROAD IN BATH TOWNSHIP. THE TRUCK DRIVER AND THE DRIVER

Investigation underway after dump truck driver rear ends vehicle in Lancaster County, sends 2 to hospital, troopers say

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Updated: 12:17 PM EDT Oct 29, 2025

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An investigation is underway after a crash involving a dump truck in Lancaster County on Wednesday morning, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The wreck happened in the 100 block of Hollow Road in Bart Township at 5:57 a.m. According to state troopers, a preliminary investigation revealed that an older model Ford F700 dump truck rear-ended another vehicle. Emergency dispatchers said a vehicle went into a nearby creek. Two taken to the hospital, police sayAccording to an investigating trooper, the driver of the dump truck was suicidal and was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, where another trooper is interviewing them. Police said the driver of the other vehicle was injured and transported to the hospital to be treated. The area of the 100 block of Hollow Road is closed, according to dispatch. Drivers are advised to avoid the area. The incident remains under active investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police. WGAL is working to learn more. Stay with us for updates. See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.

BART TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

An investigation is underway after a crash involving a dump truck in Lancaster County on Wednesday morning, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

The wreck happened in the 100 block of Hollow Road in Bart Township at 5:57 a.m.

According to state troopers, a preliminary investigation revealed that an older model Ford F700 dump truck rear-ended another vehicle.

Emergency dispatchers said a vehicle went into a nearby creek.

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Two taken to the hospital, police say

According to an investigating trooper, the driver of the dump truck was suicidal and was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, where another trooper is interviewing them.

Police said the driver of the other vehicle was injured and transported to the hospital to be treated.

The area of the 100 block of Hollow Road is closed, according to dispatch. Drivers are advised to avoid the area.

The incident remains under active investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police.

WGAL is working to learn more. Stay with us for updates.

See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.