SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (KABC) -- A man in his 30s was crushed to death while trying to remove items from his truck into a San Juan Capistrano landfill Friday afternoon.
Authorities said the incident happened around 3 p.m. in the 32000 block of La Pata Avenue. Orange County Fire Authority officials said they used the Jaws of Life in an attempt to free the man, but could not.
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Officials said it appeared the man was crushed by the trailer attached to his truck.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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No further information was immediately available.
Authorities investigated a scene at a San Juan Capistrano landfill after a man was crushed to death by his trailer while dumping items on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. (KABC)