Crash closes portion of Route 37 in Manchester

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    (Image: Google Maps)

    UPDATE (1:45 P.M.): Eastbound lanes are now open. // UPDATE (2:00 P.M.): All lanes are now open.

    Authorities are on the scene of a serious motor vehicle crash on Route 37 in Manchester early this afternoon.

    The highway is blocked in both directions at Commonwealth Boulevard, a release from the Manchester Township Police Department advises. 

    A medevac responded for at least victim, according to emergency radio transmissions. 

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    The release says to use Northampton Boulevard as an alternate route. 

    No additional details were immediately available. 

    Updates will follow as more information become available. 

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