A man in the California city of Escondido, United States, died at the age of 56 after stepping out of his car during an automated car wash. He tried to get out of the vehicle and got stuck in the machine, eventually killing the victim.
The information comes from NBC TV, after which a preliminary investigation indicates that the man entered the car wash and tried to get out of the vehicle for unknown reasons.
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“The vehicle then rolled forward and trapped the man between the car and the machine. Apparently the car wash had not been activated at the time of the collision.”
The model or make of machine in which the man was pinned is not known he was driving a 2014 Scion xB. Police also told the New Yprk Post that the machines were not on at the time of the accident.
The car alarm went off and stayed on for 30 minutes before another customer arrived and called the police. It is not known why the vehicle advanced and arrested the man, since the car wash does not have a conveyor belt: the driver is responsible for guiding the vehicle.
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