A man has died in a ‘freak accident’ after getting trapped between his car and a McDonald’s driver-thru counter.
The Nebraska man, identified locally as 69-year-old Michael Dickinson, somehow got himself trapped between his vehicle and the payment window at a McDonald’s branch in the town of Grand Island on Tuesday morning.
Police and firefighting crews were called just before 10:30am, and Mr. Dickinson was taken to the nearby CHI St. Francis emergency room, where he was pronounced dead.
Grand Island Police Division Chief Dean Elliott said it was ‘100% a freak accident’.
‘It appears the deceased opened the door to further reach out the window for payment purposes.’ Elliott said.
He added: ‘We’re not sure if the vehicle lurched forward or what happened, but he got pinched between the door frame and the drive thru window counter.’
Elliott said an employee at the fast food chain tried helping him by going through the passenger side of the vehicle, injuring himself in the process.
He was taken to hospital by ambulance, and is expected to be okay.
A man has died in a ‘freak accident’ after getting trapped between his car and a McDonald’s driver-thru counter
The Nebraskaman, identified locally as 69-year-old Michael Dickinson, somehow got himself trapped between his vehicle and the payment window at a McDonald’s branch in the town of Grand Island
Though the local police department is still investigating the incident, the scene was cleared just two hours later and the drive-thru remained opened that day.
In September, heart-stopping surveillance video captured the moment a man cleaning his windshield at a Nebraska gas station miraculously dodged death by sidestepping a speeding driver who flipped his car.
The wild crash occurred in the small town of Brady, while Brady Johnson had his truck parked at the Brady Get-n-Go, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Video shows Johnson wiping down his windshield as a speeding Nissan Altima suddenly barrels into view, skidding on the street before crashing through a street pole.
The car then hurtles toward Johnson, whose quick reaction likely saved his life.
Footage shows the Nissan clipping Johnson’s truck and coming within inches of striking him before skidding on its side and finally coming to a stop.
Johnson, with a squeegee still in his hand, could be seen running over to offer help to the driver.
The sheriff’s office said that Johnson suffered a minor leg injury, which only started to bother him later when the adrenaline from the crash wore off.
The driver of the Nissan was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
