Woman ID'd In Fatal Bucks County Crash

WRIGHTSTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — An 87-year-old woman from Yardley was killed Tuesday in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 413 in Wrightstown Township.

Carmela Alvino, of Yardley, died from multiple injuries sustained in the crash, which happened just south of Worthington Mill Road, the Bucks County Coroner's Office said on Friday.

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Alvino was a passenger inside a Jeep Cherokee when it struck a Honda Odyssey as it was making a turn into Kirschner Landscapes & Nursery, the Newtown Township Police Department reported.

When emergency crews arrived on scene just after 11 a.m., they found the overturned Jeep in the roadway with three occupants inside and a Honda Odyssey in a grassy area at the entrance to the landscaping store with the driver still inside.

According to a preliminary investigation, the Honda was stopped in the northbound lane and was attempting to make a left turn into the landscaping business. A Jeep Cherokee traveling in the same northbound direction was unable to stop as it approached the Honda and entered the southbound lane as the Odyssey began its turn, resulting in the collision, the report found.

All four adults were transported to the hospital, where Alvino was pronounced dead.

The Newtown Township Police Department is continuing to investigate the accident, which closed the busy highway for more than three hours between Stoopville and Worthington Mill roads.

Assisting at the scene were members of the Lingohocken Fire Department, Newtown Fire Rescue, the Northampton Township Fire Department, Central Bucks EMS, and Newtown Ambulance Squad.

Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to contact Officer Nicklaus Whitney at 215-579-1000, ext. 316.