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Coroner: Homeless man crushed to death in garbage truck

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ALLENTOWN – The Lehigh County coroner said a homeless man was crushed to death inside a garbage truck in Allentown.

Coroner Scott M. Grim said in a news release the 53-year-old man was pronounced dead at 11:05 a.m. Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. The coroner ruled the manner of death an accident.

Grim said the man was crushed inside the truck shortly before 6 a.m. Friday. Police are investigating.

The coroner said the man’s name will be released once his family is located and notified.

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