Crime & Safety

Car Fire on Expressway Near Belmont

Belmont Hills Fire Company and Narberth Ambulance responded.

UPDATE 3:30 p.m.: No flames were visible at the scene about 3:20 p.m. Several vehicles remained at the scene, as did several apparent vehicle passengers and emergency personnel. Traffic was moving more swiftly by the scene than a half-hour before.

2:40 p.m.: Firefighters and police responded to an accident and car fire on the eastbound Schuylkill Expressway about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Montgomery County dispatch and PennDOT.

The scene was just east of the Belmont Avenue on-ramp to the expressway. It was unclear whether anyone was injured and how many vehicles were involved, but PennDOT traffic cameras showed traffic squeezing by the scene slowly.

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Belmont Hills Fire Company and Narberth Ambulance were among the units responding.

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