ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A man is dead after a police chase in Lehigh County .

Around midnight Sunday, troopers attempted a traffic stop on a truck in Allentown.

State police pursued the vehicle until it stopped near Lehigh and 29th Street.

That's when the 27-year-old man driving allegedly drove his truck into the troopers, before taking off again.

The driver lost control and hit a fire hydrant and a utility pole before being ejected from the truck after hitting a building.

Troopers and EMS provided medical assistance to the driver; however, he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

State police and Allentown police are investigating this deadly crash.

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