Officers unable to revive mechanic crushed in truck yard

Posted 2021-05-08 14:00:31

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A mechanic was accidentally crushed at a truck yard in Washington on Thursday afternoon.

The incident happened on May 6th in King County.

According to KIRO 7 News, the mechanic was working on a trailer at SeaTac trucking company in the 18800 block of 16th Avenue South when he was accidentally crushed by the trailer.

Officers attempted CPR on the 62-year-old man when they arrived at the scene, but they were unable to revive him.

The man was pronounced dead on scene and the incident was declared an industrial ‘accident.’

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