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Park Elementary Food Service Worker Struck by Vehicle Outside School

The Columbia Borough Fire Department’s public statement on the check fraud, released Nov. 4, 2026.

COLUMBIA, Pa. — A Park Elementary School food service employee was struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon at Cherry Street and Lancaster Avenue, right outside the school.

Lancaster County dispatchers were called to the intersection at about 1:51 p.m., according to Local21 News. Columbia Borough Police officers and ambulance crews, including a Penn State Health Life Lion unit, responded to the scene.

Emergency crews treated the person at the scene. Their name and condition have not been released.

A black SUV was stopped in the crosswalk as police worked the scene. No roads were reported closed.

Columbia Borough Police are investigating. It was not immediately known whether any charges would be filed.

Anyone who saw the crash is asked to contact the Columbia Borough Police Department at 717-684-7735.

The Columbia Chronicle will update this story as more information becomes available.

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