Allentown man dies after being struck by tractor trailer that was backing up, coroner says

Allentown man dies after tractor trailer backs into him, coroner says

An Allentown man who was struck by a tractor trailer last week died five days later, according to the Lehigh County coroner.

Allentown man dies after being struck by tractor trailer that was backing up, coroner says

A 46-year-old Allentown man died Wednesday, days after he was struck by a tractor trailer that was backing up, the Lehigh County coroner said Friday. Coroner Dan Buglio said Luis A. Cruz was pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. The cause of death was blunt force injuries due to him being struck by the truck five days prior. The manner of death is accident. Cruz was a pedestrian in the 700 block of West Linden Stree…