Man Injured In Tractor/Trailer Collision In San Diego

SAN DIEGO, CA — A 54-year-old man is hospitalized Saturday after he suffered injuries sustained in a tractor/trailer collision in the Otay Mesa neighborhood of San Diego.

San Diego Police Department officers were called at 1:50 p.m. Friday to 2451 Britannia Blvd. where they learned a 28-year-old man was backing up a 2013 black Peterbilt tractor/trailer at the loading docks of a business. When he began pulling forward, the victim walked in front of the tractor, said Officer Jose Perales.

The victim was struck by the tractor and suffered a leg fracture. He was taken to a hospital and his injuries are not considered life-threatening, police said.

Alcohol was not a factor in the collision.

The department's Traffic Division will be handling the investigation and anyone with information related to it was asked to call 858-495-7800 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

— City News Service