The victim, a 47-year-old Kutztown Borough resident, was seriously injured when he fell from scaffolding while working at a site in Shillington Borough at 9:47 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel.
Emergency responders arrived at the scene and transported the man by ambulance to Reading Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:11 a.m., the coroner said.
An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday, June 4, at Cedar Crest Hospital in Lehigh County, according to the release.
The incident remains under investigation by the Berks County Coroner’s Office.
The coroner’s office said it was assisted by the Shillington Fire Company, Shillington Police Department, Cumru Township Fire Company, TowerDirect EMS, and Reading Ambulance.
Details about the victim’s life were not immediately available. His loved ones are invited to share information with Daily Voice by emailing [email protected].
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