{"id":160846,"date":"2026-04-08T21:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160846\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:59:17","slug":"breaking-two-car-crash-causes-heavy-traffic-delays-on-route-309","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160846\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Two-car crash causes heavy traffic delays on Route 309"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drivers are experiencing significant delays Tuesday after a two-vehicle crash reduced traffic to one lane along Route 309 in Horsham.<\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred at 6:08 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Bethlehem Pike near the intersection of Welsh Road. Initial reports suggested a possible vehicle rescue, but responding police confirmed there was no entrapment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image (98).JPG\" style=\"width: 476px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews from the Horsham Fire Company, along with fire police, Horsham Police Department, and an ambulance unit, responded to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>At least one vehicle sustained significant front-end damage. One person was reportedly transported to an area hospital. The extent of any injuries remains unclear at this time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image (99).JPG\" style=\"width: 496px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Traffic in the area has been heavily impacted, with northbound lanes reduced to a single lane, causing backups along Route 309. Motorists are advised to avoid the area or expect delays while crews work to clear the scene.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drivers are experiencing significant delays Tuesday after a two-vehicle crash reduced traffic to one lane along Route 309&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160847,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-160846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}