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Daniel R. Schneider, 28, was headed south on the 6400 block of Bernville Road/Route 183 in Penn Township around 4:15 a.m., according to state police and the Berks Coroner's Office.
Schneider's Chrysler 300 crossed into the northbound lane and hit a Toyota Highlander head-on, troopers said. His car rolled onto its passenger side and came to rest in a ditch before catching fire, state police said.
Schneider, of Reading, was pronounced dead from multiple blunt force trauma with internal injuries around 5 a.m., the Coroner's Office said. His manner of death was ruled accidental.
The driver of the Toyota was taken to Saint Joseph's Hospital where he underwent surgery, according to state police.
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