Smethport , PA : 48 -yearold Kevin Causer killed after his car smashed into a tree along a rural highway in northwestern Pennsylvania on Sunday , March 15th 2015

State police say a man is dead after his car smashed into a tree along a rural highway in northwestern Pennsylvania.

Troopers from the Kane barracks say the dead man is 48-yearold Kevin Causer, who lived in Kane.

He was pronounced dead at the scene after his car crashed about 6:45 a.m. Sunday on U.S. Route 6 in Hamlin Township. That's about 130 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

Police say the car spun out before the rear of the vehicle hit the tree. Police didn't immediately say what caused the crash.

Causer worked as an employee of the streets department in nearby Mount Jewett.

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Man killed when car hits tree in northwestern Pennsylvania; cause of crash unclear