Man dies after pileup during snow squall on Route 222 in Berks County

Wednesday, February 6, 2019
WYOMISSING, Pa. (WPVI) -- A man has died from the injuries he sustained in a pileup involving more than two dozen vehicles last week in Berks County.

The Berks County Coroner's Office tells Action News that Alan L. Ernst, 69, died as a result of the crash.
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The crash happened on the afternoon of January 30 on Route 222 in Wyomissing, Pa.

Approximately 27 vehicles collided just as a snow squall hit the region.

Ernst's exact cause of death has not yet been released.
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Ernst was one of nine people taken to Reading Hospital after the crash, according to WFMZ-TV. More than a dozen others were evaluated by first responders on the scene.

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