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Montco Woman Fatally Struck By Own Car, Coroner Says
A Montgomery County woman has died after she was accidentally struck by her own car in Catasauqua on Sunday night, Feb. 4, according to officials.
Santosh Gupta-Bala, 64, of Blue Bell, was taking items from the trunk when her car began to roll backward, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. She tried to get back into the car but fell underneath and was hit, authorities said.
It happened on the 900 block of Bridge Court around 6:30 p.m., said Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.
Gupta-Bala was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg where she died from multiple traumatic injuries, Bu…
Schuylkill County Driver, 83, Dies Months After Accident
A Schuylkill County man has died from injuries sustained in a crash that happened over three months ago, authorities say.
Leroy K. Smith, 83, was the driver of a car that veered off the road and hit several parked vehicles in Hegins Township on March 6, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release.
Smith, of Barry Township, died from multiple traumatic injuries on Tuesday, June 27, the coroner said. The manner of death was ruled accidental.
The Hegins Township Police Department also investigated Smith's death, the Coroner's Office noted.
