Crime & Safety
2 Rescued From Trench In Lower Merion
Two men were rescued from a trench in which they were stuck in waist-deep soil Wednesday after the ditch collapsed, officials said.
LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA — Crews rescued two contractors who were stuck in a trench Wednesday in Lower Merion Township, according to officials.
The incident unfolded at about 11:35 a.m. when emergency responders got a call of two men stuck in a ditch, Montgomery County officials said.
Two contractors were stuck in waist-deep dirt in the area of the 1200 block of Mt. Pleasant Road in the township's Villanova section, Lower Merion and county officials said.
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The two were rescued by firefighters at about 12:40 p.m., according to officials and the Bucks Daily Voice.
County officials said the men were taken to Lankenau Medical Center by ambulance.
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The men had no major injuries, according to Lower Merion officials.
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