A tragic crash involving a dumpster truck and a community transit van claimed the lives of three people in Upper Providence Tuesday morning.
The truck was stopped in traffic waiting to exit the Media Bypass onto Route 252 when it was struck from behind by the van, which then caught fire.
"We’re just sad that this happened," Nick Miccarelli, with DelGo Community Transit stated. "I mean, for us, we pride ourselves on providing safe trips for our clients. That didn’t happen today."
DelGo’s top executive says the driver of the van had safety training prior to his nine months on the job and a clean driving record. The non-profit, providing some 650 rides, daily, to the elderly and medically challenged, had picked up its two passengers, both from Delaware County and was on its way to Riddle Hospital.