ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH CO. (WOLF) — A 15-year-old boy died Sunday, a month after he was struck by a falling tree branch near the Little Lehigh Parkway, according to the Lehigh County coroner.
The boy was injured around 9:10 a.m. Sept. 26 near the 1300 block of Oxford Drive. He was with members of the Parkland High School cross-country team, the coroner said.
He died at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 11:39 a.m. Sunday. The coroner ruled the death an accident caused by complications from multiple blunt force injuries.
The coroner said the boy’s name will not be released, citing his family’s privacy.