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A man died after being wedged between two tractor-trailers Tuesday in Otay Mesa, a San Diego fire dispatcher said. The man was changing a tire on a tractor-trailer when it fell off the jack and pinned him against another semi, the dispatcher said. Emergency crews freed him, but he was declared dead. The incident took place at Mex-Cal Truckline Inc. on Airway Road near La Media Road and was reported about 4:40 p.m., police said.