Information has now been released regarding an accident that claimed the life of a Gadsden man on Monday of this week.

According to Etowah County Coroner Michael Head 52 year old John Green was killed when an SUV was knocked off an auto jack in the 100 block of Southern Avenue.

Green was working under the Chevy Suburban with a jack under the rear of the vehicle and jack stands about three-quarters of the way back on the vehicle.

The rear jack somehow popped out from the back of the SUV, causing it to fall on the victim, crushing his chest.

Reports indicated that Gadsden Fire Medics had to use air bags to lift the vehicle.

The coroner said that the victim had a history of seizures and it’s possible that he suffered a medical episode which in turn knocked the jack from under the vehicle.

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