Bomb scare prompts hazmat after crash in South Whitehall Township

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Friday, August 16, 2019
Bomb scare prompts hazmat after Lehigh Co. crash
Bomb scare prompts hazmat after Lehigh Co. crashBomb scare prompts hazmat after Lehigh County crash. Watch the report from Action News at 4 p.m. on August 16, 2019.

SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A three-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Lehigh County quickly evolved into a hazmat situation.

The accident happened on Route 22 westbound at Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall Township.

One person was taken to the hospital for injuries.

During the investigation, a fire official thought he spotted a pipe bomb on the side of the road.

The device was taken to a nearby field where officials determine in was not a pipe bomb.

Route 22 westbound was temporarily shut down to traffic.

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