Friday, August 28, 2026 9:45AM
Police identified the dump truck driver who was killed as 28-year-old Josh Adens, of Conshohocken.
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WHITPAIN TWP,, Pa. (WPVI) — The driver of a dump truck who was killed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Montgomery County has been identified.
Police say 28-year-old Josh Adens, of Conshohocken, died after crashing into the back of a water truck.
The crash happened early Thursday morning in the northbound lanes of the Northeast Extension in Whitpain Township, just north of DeKalb Pike.
Chopper 6 was over a crash on the Northeast Extension, where you could see severe damage to the front of a dump truck.
Authorities say Adens veered into a work zone and hit the water truck.
He died at the scene.
Officials say the 61-year-old operating the water truck was not injured.
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