Hanover Twp.

A Hanover Township man died March 22 in a motor vehicle accident in Hanover Township.

Barry Schultz Sr., 65, was pronounced dead 8:08 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, according to Lehigh County Coroner Scott M. Grim.

Grim said Schultz was operating a motor vehicle when it struck a snowbank approximately 7:29 a.m. on Catasauqua Road, near Airport Road. According to reports, his pickup truck hit a snowbank, rolled over and caught on fire.

His autopsy was scheduled for March 23 to determine the exact cause of death, Grim said.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Pennsylvania State Police are conducting the investigation.