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Driver rescued hours after crash in Luzerne County

A man was rescued after his SUV rolled down an embankment around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday near Shickshinny.

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A driver was rescued hours after plunging off a road in Luzerne County.

First responders showed up near Shickshinny around 8:30 Sunday night.

Investigators say a man was driving on a private road above Route 11 sometime Sunday morning when his SVU slid off the road and down the mountain.

A neighbor heard him screaming for help then called 9-1-1.

"There's a lot of shelving, and it tilts. It's just a mess. Straight up and down; it's literally a mountain. It was easier to lower him down," said Deputy Fire Chief Stanley Helstowski, 

 Mocanaqua Volunteer Fire Company. "We had to clear a path with chainsaws to get to make a clear path to bring him down."

Officials in Luzerne County say the man was seriously hurt.

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