Worker killed in truck mishap in South Philly

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - August 12, 2011

It happened at a business located on the 3300 block of Christopher Columbus Blvd.

There, an employee was directing a flatbed truck while it was backing up. He was then pinned in between the truck and the building.

Medics transported the victim to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead.

The worker involved has not yet been identified.

An investigation into this accident continues.

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