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Driver Critically Injured After Rear-Ending Tractor Trailer On Route 309 In Lehigh Valley

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UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- A nasty crash in the Lehigh Valley left a car crumpled and the driver critically injured. It happened shortly after 7 p.m. on Route 309 in Upper Saucon Township Wednesday.

Police say the car rear-ended a tractor trailer. The driver was trapped for nearly an hour before being extricated and transported to an area hospital in critical condition.

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The truck driver was not hurt.

Police are investigating what caused the crash.

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