Local authorities say a man was killed at a car wash in Southern California after he stepped out of his vehicle and was clamped to the vehicle and machinery.
The incident happened Friday night at a self-service car wash in Escondido, California, about 25 miles north of San Diego.
Escondido . Police Department said in a news release An unidentified 56-year-old man drove his 2014 Scion XB into a car wash and attempted to get out of the vehicle “for unknown reasons.”
“The vehicle then rolled forward, clamping the man between the car and the machine,” the statement said.
Police said the car wash system had not been activated at the time of the incident. The police told NBC San Diego The accident set off an alarm that attracted the attention of bystanders, who then alerted authorities.
First responders were able to free the man from the machine and perform CPR on him. Police said he was taken to a local hospital where he died.
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Lieutenant Scott Walters told Fox San Diego in 30 years with the division, “this is the first time I’ve seen anything like this, ever.”
“It’s tragic and our thoughts and prayers are with the family, but it’s just something terrible that happened. There’s no reason for it, it’s just one of those miracles. odd,” Walters said.
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