VIC:Man dies after running under moving truck

AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2011
VIC:Man dies after running under moving truck

MELBOURNE, April 25 AAP - A man's friends looked on in horror as he was run over and
killed while attempting to run under a slow-moving semi-trailer in Melbourne.

The 23-year-old had been standing on a Brunswick footpath with his mates when he ran
under the semi-trailer, which was travelling about 5km/h, apparently in some sort of stunt
to get across the road.

The Brunswick East man was beneath the semi-trailer while it was momentarily waiting
for traffic to clear before making a right turn, police said.

When the truck lurched forward the man was thrown to the ground beneath the vehicle
and was struck by the rear tyres, suffering upper-body injuries.

The man's friends tried to revive him using CPR, as several passers-by watched the
desperate revival attempt, Ambulance Victoria spokesman Ray Rowe said.

"Our paramedics continued on with the CPR but unfortunately he died at the scene," Mr Rowe said.

Police said the driver had no idea the man was under the truck.

Mr Rowe said the driver required minor treatment for shock.

"With those sort of traumas you've got to be careful; medically he was OK, but was
suffering shock."

The accident, at 10.45pm (AEST) on Sunday, took Victoria's long weekend road toll to three.



(EDS: AAP's long weekend road toll figures are for the period 0001 April 21 to 2359
April 26. The official police Easter road toll ends at 2359 Monday April 25 and does not
include the extra public holiday on Tuesday for Anzac Day).



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