SAN ANTONIO – A UPS truck driver was killed early Tuesday after an 18-wheeler ran over him, police said.
According to a police report, the man was in the process of connecting the truck to a double-box trailer when he stepped out of the truck cab to apply the air brakes to the second trailer.
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Because the emergency brakes were not applied, the truck started to roll, police said.
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The man tried to stop the truck, but it rolled over the victim and killed him, police said.
The fatality was reported around 5 a.m. at the UPS Customer Center at 6400 Seven States.
