Person severely injured after vehicle fell on them while changing tire in Chesterfield

Person severely injured after vehicle fell on them while changing tire in Chesterfield

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A person was severely injured after police said a vehicle fell on them while they were changing a tire in Chesterfield County on Thursday afternoon.

At 1:13 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, Chesterfield Fire and EMS responded to the 1700 block of W. Hundred Road for a report of a machinery entrapment.

According to a spokesperson with the fire department, no one was trapped when they arrived, but they learned that a vehicle had fallen on a person while they were changing a tire.

Officials said the person was taken to a hospital with injuries considered life-threatening.

No other information is available as of the time of reporting.