Matthew Bichler 

By Jillian Pikora From Daily Voice

A father was killed after losing control of an open-air vehicle in Portland Borough, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek announced on Monday, Oct. 27.

The victim was identified as Matthew Bichler, 50, of Upper Mount Bethel Township.

According to the coroner’s office, Bichler was operating a road-registered, open-air vehicle when it left the roadway and crashed in a wooded area on Sunday, Oct. 26.

He died from multiple blunt force injuries, and his death was ruled an accident, Lysek said.

Bichler attended Phillipsburg High School, according to his social media. He is survived by his wife and their two daughters.

No further information has been released.