Elderly Man Taken to Hospital Following Two-Car Crash in Collegeville

Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of West Fifth, Clayhor and Avon avenues in Collegeville on Monday afternoon. An elderly man, who was a passenger in one of the cars, had to be cut from the car and was taken to Paoli Hospital to be treated for a head wound. He was conscious at the scene.

According to witnesses, a Chrysler Sebring was traveling on West Fifth Avenue, heading toward the intersection with Clayhor Avenue, and the driver failed to stop at a posted stop sign before entering the intersection. A Dodge Ram pickup was driving down Clayhor and collided with the Sebring. The impact forced the Sebring onto the sidewalk and part of the lawn of an Avon Avenue house.

Excessive speed was not a factor in the crash.

 cut off the Sebring's roof and passenger-side door to extract the man. His wife was driving; she and the pickup's driver reportedly did not suffer any major injuries.

 transported the passenger to the hospital. investigated the scene, and fire police directed traffic away from the intersection.