By CBS3 Staff
LOWER POTTSGROVE, Pa. (CBS) — A teenager was rushed to the hospital late Wednesday afternoon after a serious sledding accident. It happened in Lower Pottsgrove, Montgomery County.
Police say the 16-year-old was on a saucer-type sled and couldn’t steer it. She slammed into a tree stump, seriously injuring her back.
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Parts of Montgomery County saw up to 15 inches of snow this week.
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