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Brooklyn Driver, 23, Dead After Car Flips Off I-78, Rolls Onto Train Tracks

A 23-year-old Brooklyn driver died when his car flew off of Interstate 78 in Lehigh Valley Tuesday, April 19, according to authorities and news reports.

Allentown EMS

Allentown EMS

Photo Credit: City of Allentown EMS

Emran Hossain was heading west when he hit a barrier, flipped off the highway and landed on train tracks below on Lehigh Street in Allentown around 1:30 a.m., according to WFMZ and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.

Hossain died at the scene, and his passenger was reportedly taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Crews were still on the scene around 6 a.m.

The cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries and the manner of death was accidental, the coroner's office said.

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