Big rig driver fatally crushed between trailers in Ventura mall parking lot
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The Ventura Police Department is investigating the death of a big rig driver reported Friday morning in the parking lot of Pacific View mall.
The parked rig was pulling two box trailers, said police Cmdr. Mike Brown.
"It looks like the driver got crushed in between two tandem trailers," Brown said. The driver, a man, had died at the scene.
The incident was reported to police shortly after 8:45 a.m, he said. A passerby happened to notice the situation and called it in.
The victim was identified Monday as Los Angeles resident Mauricio Canas, 60, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office. The medical examiner determined the cause of death was blunt force thoracic injuries and the manner was accidental.
Authorities are trying to determine what exactly happened, Brown said. It appears the driver was in between the two trailers when something moved and the trailers jackknifed.
Officers will go through video footage from the mall's cameras, he said. The police department has called in the California Highway Patrol's commercial unit to assist with the investigation.
This story may be updated.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Big rig driver fatally crushed between trailers in Ventura parking lot
