ANDREAS - A man died when the vehicle he was driving crashed in West Penn Township early Sunday morning.
Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David Moylan said Brian Watkins was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Andreas Road just before 3 a.m.
Watkins, whose age and address were not available, was pronounced dead by Deputy Coroner Larry Neff, Andreas.
Moylan said a virtual autopsy determined Watkins died of blunt force trauma to the chest and internal bleeding as a result of injuries he suffered in the crash.
West Penn Township police are investigating the incident that occurred in the area of 25 Andreas Road, where Watkins' black Nissan Titan struck a tree.
Police said it appeared Watkins lost control, went off of the road and was ejected from the truck that then landed on top of him.
Reports from the scene indicated that Watkins was traveling south when his truck went off of the road and then crashed.
In addition to West Penn Township Police, responders included volunteers from the Tamaqua Rescue Squad, West Penn Township Fire Company and Penn Mahoning and Lehighton EMS units.
Andreas Road was closed for more than an hour while police investigated.
A medical helicopter was placed on standby but then canceled when it was learned Watkins had suffered fatal injuries.
The investigation into the crash is continuing and police had no other information available late Sunday night.