{"id":269651,"date":"2026-08-21T18:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/269651\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T18:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:02:07","slug":"two-car-accident-closes-bethlehem-pike-just-as-a-new-traffic-light-was-being-installed-wiss-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/269651\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-car accident closes Bethlehem Pike, just as a new traffic light was being installed \u2013 Wiss Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as a new traffic light was being installed at a two-way stop sign intersection in Upper Dublin Township, two vehicles collided forcing a closure of Bethlehem Pike just before noon on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to county dispatch, units were requested in the area of South Bethlehem Pike near Lindenwold Terrace in Upper Dublin Township around 11:56 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21 for the report of a vehicle accident with injuries.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"wp-image-75078 br-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0naHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmcnIHZpZXdCb3g9JzAgMCAwIDAnPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-breeze=\"https:\/\/wissnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bmw-front-1024x682.webp\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bmw front\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An eyewitness to the accident said he more heard, than saw, the incident take place. The man was busy at the time installing a new traffic light at the same intersection. While he was looking down at wiring, he said he heard a \u201cloud bang,\u201d looked up, and saw a car crossing the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those at the scene said a silver Subaru station wagon had heavy rear damages, while a darkly colored BMW SUV had signs of heavy impact to its front end. Airbags had deployed in the vehicles, according to statements at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding to the scene were units from Upper Dublin Police and the Community Ambulance Association of Ambler among other first responders. No transport for medical attention was requested, and authorities said the participants involved were both \u201cup and walking around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"wp-image-75079 br-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0naHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmcnIHZpZXdCb3g9JzAgMCAwIDAnPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-breeze=\"https:\/\/wissnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ud-accident-1024x682.webp\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ud accident\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bethlehem Pike is closed in both directions at Lindenwold. Drivers are asked to avoid the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just as a new traffic light was being installed at a two-way stop sign intersection in Upper Dublin&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-269651","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\/269651","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=269651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}