Crews Clear Accident at Busy Intersection

Police and emergency crews from Hellertown and Lower Saucon were on the scene of an apparent car accident at the intersection of Hickory Hill Road/Friedensville Road and Bingen Road/Mountain Drive South in Lower Saucon Township late this afternoon.

At approximately 5:30pm, fire trucks were observed at the scene of the accident, as were tow trucks from .

The accident appeared to have involved an older model red station wagon and a work van.

Hellertown police were helping to direct traffic through the busy intersection, which straddles the border of Lower Saucon Township and the City of Bethlehem.

At around 5:15pm a torrential downpour moved through the area where the accident occurred, causing further headaches for motorists attempting to navigate rush hour traffic in the Saucon Valley.