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Wilkes-Barre man dies in wreck on I-476 in Carbon County

Troopers said a passenger in a car died in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Saturday night.
Credit: WNEP

CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — A man from Luzerne County died after a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in  Carbon County.

Jackie Lynch, 63, of Wilkes-Barre, died after the car he was riding in hydroplaned, slid out of control, and crashed on I-476 north in Kidder Township, according to state police. It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Lynch was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner said he was not wearing a seatbelt.

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