Man dead after being crushed by jet engine

Описание: A man is dead after a jet engine fell on him at Port SA on the Southwest Side.

It happened around 4:40 p.m. Friday at General Hudnell Drive and Warner Circle.

Police tell us a man in his 70's was helping a coworker move the engine on a dolly in the loading dock area. He tried reaching for something, the dolly started rolling and knocked him off the dock. The engine fell on top of him, killing him.

The San Antonio Fire Department said the victim was dead when they arrived. Police are calling this a "freak workplace accident" and say the engine weighed more than 2.5 tons.

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