Crime & Safety

Truck Falls On Worker At Huntley Repair Shop

The man was flown from the Huntley shop via Flight for Life to a hospital in Libertyville after the truck fell on him Monday, Jan. 20.

HUNTLEY, IL — A male employee at R&R Truck Repair in Huntley was airlifted to the hospital Monday after a truck fell on him, NBC 5 reported, according to the Huntley Police Department. Police were called to the shop in the 11400 block of Smith Drive around 3:45 p.m. Monday, and arrived to find the 29-year-old had been removed from under the truck by a forklift used by workers, according to the police department, NBC 5 said.

The man was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville via Flight for Life.

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