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<p>SWOYERSVILLE &#8212; A woman is dead after being crushed by her own car Wednesday evening, borough police said.</p><p>Information about the victim has not yet been released.</p><p>Police were dispatched to Townsend Avenue at about 6:30 p.m. for a report that a vehicle had rolled over onto an individual.</p><p>Swoyersville police Sgt. Kyle Castner said the owner of the car was struck by her own vehicle.</p><p>&#8220;This is one of those freak accidents,&#8221; Castner said. &#8220;It could happen to anyone who forgets to put their car in park.&#8221;</p><p>There was no appearance of any criminal activity, Castner said, but the incident remained under investigation later Wednesday.</p><p>Efforts to reach Luzerne County Coroner William Lisman were not immediately successful.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A car is towed from the scene of a fatality in Swoyersville on Wednesday evening. Police said the vehicle apparently rolled onto its owner. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/web1_swoyersvillecar-3.jpg</photo0><caption0>A car is towed from the scene of a fatality in Swoyersville on Wednesday evening. Police said the vehicle apparently rolled onto its owner. </caption0><photoCredit0>Dan Stokes | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Dan Stokes</p><p>tlnews@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Police: Woman dies in Swoyersville car mishap