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A 65-year-old dump truck driver died Thursday in Commerce City when his truck backed off of a 20-foot embankment, flipping upside down and crushing the cab.
Rescue workers were called about 2:50 p.m. to East 80th Avenue and Brighton Boulevard, said Maria Carabajal, a South Adams County Fire Department spokeswoman.
SACFD crews called approx 2:52pm near 80th & Brighton Rd. to an accident that required heavy extrication with a party trapped under semi truck. Accident under investigation.
— South Adams Fire (@SACFD200)
Firefighters cut through the wreckage to free the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not identified.
The incident, which happened in a gravel yard, remains under investigation.
