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Man Taken To Hospital In Westmoreland Co. After Car Falls On Top Of Him

WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) -- Westmoreland County officials rescued a man after a car fell off a jack and onto his chest.

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(Photo Credit: City of Jeannette Fire Department/Facebook)

On Tuesday, the man was taken to the hospital after the incident in Jeannette, the City of Jeannette Fire Department said.

The man was extricated in four minutes.

The Squad just extricated one male patient from underneath a vehicle that had fallen off of a jack and onto his chest on...

Posted by City of Jeannette Fire Department on Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Officials say the man was up and talking following the rescue.

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