A 65-year-old Long Beach man died Wednesday after he was crushed beneath his car, which fell off a jack stand while he was working on the vehicle, police said Thursday.
The victim, Benny Roundtree Sr., was working on his 1989 BMW 750 IL in a parking lot in the 1400 block of East 16th Street when the accident happened, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
Police were called to the area at about 3 p.m. after passers-by noticed Roundtree beneath the car and ran to his side. Working together, the good Samaritans were able to lift the heavy sedan off the victim, Zapalski said Thursday.
Long Beach Fire Department paramedics tried to treat the man but he was already dead and pronounced at the scene, she said.
"We don't know how long he was under there before people noticed," Zapalski added.
The incident remains under investigation, Zapalski said.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives in the Accident Investigation Detail, at 562-570-7355.
The victim, Benny Roundtree Sr., was working on his 1989 BMW 750 IL in a parking lot in the 1400 block of East 16th Street when the accident happened, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
Police were called to the area at about 3 p.m. after passers-by noticed Roundtree beneath the car and ran to his side. Working together, the good Samaritans were able to lift the heavy sedan off the victim, Zapalski said Thursday.
Long Beach Fire Department paramedics tried to treat the man but he was already dead and pronounced at the scene, she said.
"We don't know how long he was under there before people noticed," Zapalski added.
The incident remains under investigation, Zapalski said.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives in the Accident Investigation Detail, at 562-570-7355.
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