Man killed after car crushes him during a vehicle repair on the West Side, SAPD says

A man is dead after a car fell on him while he was doing vehicle repairs Wednesday night on the West Side, according to San Antonio police.

Officers responded around 9 p.m. in the 1400 block of West Kings Highway for an apparent sudden death call.

When they arrived, officers learned a man in his 30s was doing vehicle repairs when a floor jack that was holding up the car gave out, and crushed him.

Officers would pronounce the man dead at the scene.

At this time, he has not been identified.

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