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Man, 58, In Critical Condition After Being Pinned Under Car

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man is in critical condition after being pinned under a car Sunday morning.

According to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office, a 58-year-old man was trapped for several minutes under a car just after 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of 44th ½ Avenue and Buchanan Street in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.

Neighbors were alerted to the scene when the man called for help.

There was no driver in the car and it was not running at the time of the incident. Preliminary investigation suggests it was caused by a mechanical issue with the car, the sheriff's office said.

The man was taken to Hennepin  County Medical Center and is in critical condition.

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