Driver killed in pickup truck crash in eastern Berks

The driver of a pickup truck was killed in a one-vehicle crash Monday in Union Township, state police said.

The crash happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Crusher Road just east of its intersection with Center Road.

State police withheld the driver’s name.

Troopers said the driver, traveling eastbound, lost control while rounding a left curve at a high speed and struck a stone wall then a rock pile. The truck was launched into a tree about 30 feet from the eastbound shoulder.

Emergency responders summoned a coroner upon arrival.

Source: Berkshire mont