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Vehicle catches fire on the turnpike

A young man escaped serious  injury Saturday morning in a crash along the turnpike in Carbon County.

The crash occurred just before 10 a.m. in the northbound lanes at the 83.0 mile marker.

Initial reports are that his black sedan hit the center medial concrete divider, then came to rest along the right berm. It was there the vehicle caught fire.

The car was fully engulfed  in flames by the time the Franklin township fire company arrived on scene.

State police at Pocono are investigating the incident.

COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS