{"id":98272,"date":"2026-01-27T22:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/98272\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:15:30","slug":"3-vehicle-collision-in-palmer-township-involved-ups-truck-cops-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/98272\/","title":{"rendered":"3-vehicle collision in Palmer Township involved UPS truck, cops say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KUBLQOYVD5AWXEKMV6IZAZCU5A\">A three-vehicle crash Saturday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/topic\/Palmer%20Township\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/topic\/Palmer%20Township\">Palmer Township<\/a> resulted in unspecified injuries, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MAD2AFXIDBDLTB2W6HTOLVKLEU\">Township Police Sgt. Tyson Unangst said the collision happened shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday along Main Street at Van Buren Road. Vehicles involved included a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ups.com\/us\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ups.com\/us\/en\/home\">United Parcel Service<\/a> truck, a minivan and another box truck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5QX7SY2P3JB2DLMQDSIU6HBBKA\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/crimewatch.net\/us\/pa\/northampton\/palmer-twp-pd\/44270\/broadcasts\/crash-investigation-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/crimewatch.net\/us\/pa\/northampton\/palmer-twp-pd\/44270\/broadcasts\/crash-investigation-0\">notice from the township<\/a> said the crash resulted in injuries, although Unangst didn\u2019t say how many people were injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GECMXD3SZ5GNNO4OWOF3KOP3J4\">A witness <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/reel\/1434965968043120\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/reel\/1434965968043120\/\">posted a video<\/a> after the crash during which you can see a person on a stretcher loaded into an ambulance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YTLMI253RNHMJGFUIGCOQCI7QM\">Traffic was reduced to a single lane <a href=\"https:\/\/crimewatch.net\/us\/pa\/northampton\/palmer-twp-pd\/44270\/broadcasts\/crash-investigation-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/crimewatch.net\/us\/pa\/northampton\/palmer-twp-pd\/44270\/broadcasts\/crash-investigation-0\">during the time of the accident<\/a> and motorists were being asked to avoid the crash scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UPRWOI7CB5BXRCITTFQLM6EFFI\">It\u2019s unclear what led up to the collision. Palmer Township police continue to investigate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4NI4PBGOXBGBJAP2RLHCPDJOJ4\">A UPS spokesperson was not immediately available for comment Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Palmer Township collision involved a UPS truck\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HGVX6PPFVJD43LTUHSG6ZU7XTU.png\"  \/>A three-vehicle crash happened Saturday afternoon, Jan. 24, 2026.Dan Clerico | For lehighvalleylive.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A three-vehicle crash Saturday in Palmer Township resulted in unspecified injuries, according to police. Township Police Sgt. 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