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Charles Linn, 74, killed when tire flies off of dump truck and strikes him while standing in his driveway in Backus, Minnesota

Modified Date: 
Tue, 06/23/2015 - 4:40pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Backus man killed by tire falling off dump truck

BACKUS, Minn. (AP) - A northern Minnesota man has died after a tire came off a dump truck and struck him last week. The driver of the dump truck did not know that the tire had come off. Authorities say 74-year-old Charles Linn of Backus was struck by the tire as he stood at the end of his driveway. The truck driver was not hurt. The Cass County sheriff's office got a call for medical help at a home in the Backus area on Wednesday morning.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Accident Type - Commercial Truck Accident, Tire Issue
People Involved: 
Charles Linn
City: 
Backus, MN
County: 
Cass County, MN
Area: 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

Comments

Submitted by clifford e linn on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 9:02pm
A wheel falling off is negligence any way you look at it.

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