Driver Dies After Tree Crushes Car On Lindbergh Viaduct

A moving car was crushed and left a driver dead after a tree fell on the Lindbergh Viaduct in Reading, authorities said.

A moving car was crushed and left a driver trapped after a tree fell on the Lindbergh Viaduct in Reading, authorities said.
Photo Credit: *Reading PA Fire Website*

Nicole Acosta

03/12/2021 1:43 p.m.

Crews responded to Mineral Spring Road on the Viaduct and immediately requested a heavy wrecker tow truck to lift the tree off the car as crews worked to free Steven Malcolm, 63, around 5:05 p.m. Thursday, according to Reading Fire Department.

After about 20 minutes, Malcolm was extricated and transferred to a Reading Hospital in critical condition, authorities said.

He died a few hours later, the Berks County coroner's office told WFMZ.

The roadway was closed in both directions as city arborists worked to remove the tree, authorities said.

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