A 71-year-old man died Tuesday after crashing into a tree in Bethlehem, according to authorities.
The man was traveling eastbound on Easton Road about 8:20 p.m. when his vehicle left the road, traveled along an embankment near a cemetery, reentered the road and hit a tree, according to city police Capt. William Audelo.
Arriving officers found the vehicle with extensive damage to the front. The man was unresponsive in the vehicle, the captain said.
A Bethlehem police officer and an off-duty firefighter who was at the scene pulled the man from the vehicle and began life-saving efforts, according to police. They were not able to save him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Audelo said.
The circumstances that led to the vehicle crashing into the tree are under investigation. Investigators are determining whether a medical emergency, mechanical failure or other factors played a role in the crash, he said.