READING, Pa. – One person is dead and another is injured after a car accident in Reading on Thursday afternoon, the Reading Police Department said.
Police were dispatched to the 300 block of South 4th Street just after 12:30 p.m. for a report of a vehicle flipped over and possible occupant ejection, officials said.
The Reading police and fire departments arrived to find a vehicle flipped over on its roof and a passenger partially ejected through the sunroof, authorities said.
The passenger was declared dead on the scene by the Berks County Coroner, according to police.
The victim was a 27-year-old from Sinking Spring, according to the coroner.
Additional identification information will be pending notification of next of kin, the coroner said.
An autopsy is schedule for Friday morning to assist in determining the cause and manner of death.
The driver’s injuries are non-life-threatening, police said.
The Berks County Coroner’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Reading
Police Department, Reading Fire Department, and Matos Towing.
This is an ongoing investigation.