Man run over by truck
INDUSTRY -- A man was flown to a trauma center in unknown condition Thursday after being run over by a truck, officials said.
The incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. at a mobile home park in the 900 block of 6th Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol logs.
The man, estimated to be 70 years old, was alert but in a great deal of pain when taken to the hospital, Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Carlos Estrella said.
His chest had been run over by a truck, the captain said.
It was not clear late Thursday if someone was driving the truck, or if the injured man was working underneath it.
The cause of the crash, which was being investigated by the CHP, was not available.
The incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. at a mobile home park in the 900 block of 6th Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol logs.
The man, estimated to be 70 years old, was alert but in a great deal of pain when taken to the hospital, Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Carlos Estrella said.
His chest had been run over by a truck, the captain said.
It was not clear late Thursday if someone was driving the truck, or if the injured man was working underneath it.
The cause of the crash, which was being investigated by the CHP, was not available.
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