Tow Owner And Employee Hurt, Run Over By Their Flatbed Truck

WORCESTER, MA—

Around 1:33 p.m. on Friday, April 13, police were called to 23 Haviland St. where two people had just been hurt by a tow truck. One man lay on the ground bleeding heavily from his head and another was suffering from serious injuries.

Worcester EMS arrived and treated both men, who are Worcester residents, at the scene and then transported them to a local hospital. One male is 57 and the other is 32.

The preliminary investigation indicated that the two men were working for Pipos Tow Company. The 32-year-old male is the owner of the business while the 57-year old is an employee.

The two were trying to load a 1998 Honda Accord onto a flatbed truck that was going to be towed away, and during that, the flatbed rolled down Haviland Street. The owner of the truck tried to run after the moving vehicle and jump in the cab, and in an effort to stop it, slipped to the ground and was run over. The other man was on top of the bed of the truck and fell off as it rolled. He was also run over by the truck before it crashed into a tree.

The 57-year-old male was being treated for broken ribs and for a possible broken scapula. The 32-year-old male is being treated for head and back injuries. Both men are in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.

The 1995 International flatbed truck was towed from the scene and will have a full mechanical inspection conducted as part of the investigation.

This investigation remains active. There have been no citations issued at this time which may change as the investigation progresses.

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