A tree landed on a passing car Sunday afternoon along Route 22 in Bethlehem Township with the occupants narrowly escaping serious injury, state police said.
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky, a spokesman for the Troop M barracks, told lehighvalleylive.com the incident began just before 3 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the highway.
The 2013 Kia Optima was being driven by a 22-year-old man from Boiling Springs, Cumberland County. The driver and his passenger, a 21-year-old man from Carlisle, Cumberland County, were wearing seat belts at the time of impact, Branosky said.
The men escaped serious injury, he said.
The tree blocked the westbound lanes of travel, shutting down a portion of Route 22 around the crash scene for about a half hour.
Pennsylvania State Police in Belfast are handling the investigation.
A tree landed on a passing car Sunday, April 13, 2025 along Route 22 in Bethlehem Township with the occupants narrowly escaping serious injury, state police said.Mike Nester | lehighvalleylive.com contributor
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