Two people were killed instantly early Sunday in Falls when the luxury car they were riding in was pushed down an embankment by a speeding Cadillac, police said.
The crash occurred about 2:05 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Route 13 near Penn Valley Road when a speeding Cadillac STS crashed into the rear of a Mercedes Benz AMG, said Falls Lt. Hank Ward.
Ward said a preliminary investigation by Officer John Trindle showed the Cadillac was traveling at an “extremely high speed,” came up behind the Mercedes and collided with it.
Ward said the crash may have involved alcohol.
The Mercedes hit a guide rail, went airborne, came back down onto Route 13, then went over the guide rail along Fallsington-Tullytown Road near the North Park section of Levittown.
Both people, apparently not wearing seat belts, were thrown from the vehicle and died instantly, police said.
The driver of the Cadillac, who is believed to have been wearing a seat belt, suffered injuries, but was out of his vehicle when police arrived. He was taken to St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown and released Sunday, Trindle said.
The driver of the Cadillac is a 29-year-old Bristol Township man from the Junewood section, Trindle said Sunday.
No names were released pending notification of family members.
The driver of the Mercedes, a 47-year-old male, is from Bristol. The passenger is a 46-year-old female, but identifying her has been difficult, Ward said.
“New York City police are helping us to identify her,” he said.
Trindle is being assisted by Langhorne Chief Steve Mawhinney, who assists the district attorney’s office in accident investigations.
Ward asks if anyone witnessed the crash or has information to contact Trindle at 215-949-9100.