KENT, Wash. — A man who was working on a semitruck on Sunday died after the truck came off its jack and pinned him to the ground, Puget Sound Fire said.
First responders were called to a home in Kent, where they worked to lift the truck off the man quickly.
After the man was removed, officials said he “did not survive his injuries.”
Officials did not provide any further details about the tragic incident but are investigating.
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This evening multiple units and @KingCoMedicOne responded in Kent for a semi-truck that moved off of it's jack pinning the adult make that was working on the truck. Crews rapidly lifted the truck and removed the pt but he, unfortunately, did not survive his injuries. pic.twitter.com/mzsjZGVXRK
— Puget Sound Fire (@PugetSoundFire) September 6, 2021
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