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Man dies after car falls onto Interstate 78

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(WBRE/WYOU) — A man died after his vehicle veered off of an overpass and fell onto the interstate below.

According to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, on April 10, around 8:20 p.m., 21-year-old Edwin Noel Diaz, of Allentown, was driving when he veered off the roadway overpass onto Interstate 78 in Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County.

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Diaz was taken to the Lehigh Valley Hospital where he was pronounced dead on April 11 around 1:00 a.m.

Coroner Daniel Buglio states Diaz died from multiple blunt force injuries due to the crash, and his death has been ruled an accident.