Bala Cynwyd Intersection Among Area's Most Dangerous, Firm Says

BALA CYNWYD, PA – A local law firm has put together an interactive crash map displaying the 10 most dangerous intersections across Montgomery County. And one area in Bala Cynwyd is the ninth most dangerous in the county.

The firm, Jenkintown-based Solnick and Associates, used data from the Association for Safe International Road Travel to compile their rankings.

According to the firm, in 2016 there were 18 accidents at the Belmont Avenue-City Avenue intersection in Bala Cynwyd with seven resulting in injuries.

Nearby, there were26 accidents at the Lancaster Avenue-Haverford Station Road intersection in Haverford with three resulting in injuries in 2016.

The most dangerous intersection in Montgomery County was, perhaps unsurprisingly, in King of Prussia.

As for the remainder of the list, Bethlehem Pike makes the list twice (in Colmar and in Montgomeryville). And several of the most dangerous intersections are located at or very close to major shopping hubs in Conshohocken and of course King of Prussia.

The rest of the intersections included on the list are below:

1. 449-471 N Gulph Rd, King of Prussia
2. 401 Lincoln Highway, Haverford
3. 548 Freeman School Road, Lower Salford
4. 1316 Welsh Road, Ambler
5. 1358 Blue Bell Pike, Blue Bell
6. 935 Bethlehem Pike, Colmar
7. 102 Alan Wood Road, Conshohocken
8. 776 Bethlehem Pike, Montgomeryville
9. Belmont Avenue and City Avenue, Bala Cynwyd
10. Tookany Creek Parkway and Ashmead Road, Cheltenham

A total of 1,188 people lost their lives in traffic accidents in Pennsylvania in 2016. However, that number represents a significant reduction from the year before; in fact, according to Solnick, it's the lowest number of deaths in 86 years.

You can view the interactive crash map here.

See also: The Country's Most Dangerous Intersection Is In Pennsylvania

Story by Justin Heinze

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