Man killed when car goes over hillside in Murrysville

MURRYSVILLE, Pa. — A man was killed Friday when a vehicle went over a hillside in Murrysville.

According to dispatchers, the accident happened around 3:10 p.m. in the 3000 block of Meadowbrook Road.

By the time police arrived, the driver was dead, dispatchers said. Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth A. Bacha identified the victim as Robert E. Hand, 59, of Murrysville.%

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Bacha said Hand was the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle. He said for an unknown reason, the vehicle crossed the center line into oncoming traffic on Meadowbrook Road and hit a utility pole and a tree before coming to a rest in a wooded area.

According to the investigation, there was no evidence that speed or cellphone use were factors in the incident. The coroner said the vehicle’s airbags were deployed, but Hand was not wearing a seat belt.

An autopsy is set to be performed Saturday. A cause and manner of death are pending on the autopsy and toxicology results, which will not be available for several weeks.

The Murrysville Police Department continues to investigate.

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