Phoenix man dies after car falls onto him during repairs

PHOENIX — A man died after a vehicle rolled onto him while he was repairing it on Sunday night in Phoenix, authorities said.

Officers with the Phoenix Police Department responded to the area of Cave Creek Road and Union Hills Drive shortly before 9 p.m.

They found the man under the vehicle, and although first responders with the Phoenix Fire Department brought him to a local hospital, he was pronounced dead.

Detectives who investigated the scene believed the vehicle he was working on came out of gear and rolled onto him.

His name was not made public.

The cause and manner of the man’s death has not yet been determined by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner.

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