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UPDATE: Van driver dies after slamming into business in Schuylkill County

The driver of the van suffered a medical emergency and was flown to a hospital after the crash.

TAMAQUA, Pa. — A van smashed into a pillar outside of a children's play business in Schuylkill County late Wednesday afternoon.

Climb-a-lot Clubhouse, near Tamaqua, was open at the time.

The coroner said the driver of the van, Arnold Kemmerer, 67, of Nesquehoning, died at the hospital after he suffered a medical emergency before the crash.

No one inside was hurt, though the force of the crash smashed windows in the business.

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