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Luzerne man dies in Schuylkill crash

A Luzerne County man died of injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday about 12:18 a.m. in Schuylkill County.

State police at Frackville identified the victim as Pasquale Manganelli, 23, of Sugarloaf. Troopers said he was flown from the scene by Medevac helicopter to the Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1:38 p.m.Troopers said Manganelli was driving a 1994 Mazda B-series pickup truck westbound on Buck Mountain Road in North Union Township and traveling downhill and negotiating a left curve. Manganelli lost control of the vehicle in the curve and went onto the berm.The truck then overturned numerous times and came to rest north of the road facing east. While the truck was rolling Manganelli was ejected and found north of the road.