A man in Canada was crushed to death by his own car in a McDonald’s vehicle last week, in what local police called a “tragic death.”
The Vancouver Police Department confirmed that Anthony “Tony” Eyles, a 42-year-old married father and father of two from Maple Ridge, British Columbia, died Sept. 8.
Eyles leaned out of the vehicle to pick up an item that fell while trying to pay for his order at a McDonald’s storefront in downtown Vancouver and was crushed by his car, police said.
VPD said the surveillance video showed that when Eyles opened the car door to pick up the fallen item, “the vehicle rolled forward, crashing into a structural part of the restaurant. The driver could not free himself from the vehicle as it was fixed between the door and frame of the vehicle. “
“Early lifeguards made efforts to revive the man, but tragically, he died on the scene,” Vancouver Police Department agent Tania Visintin said in a statement. “This is an absolutely heartbreaking scenario. Our deepest condolences are addressed to this man’s family and friends. “
Local news reports said co-workers and Eyles’ family raised tens of thousands of dollars for the man’s widow and her two young children.
Eyles’ brother-in-law Neal Pender told CTV that Eyles was an elevator mechanic serving high-altitude service in downtown Vancouver.
“It’s understandable that kids don’t fully understand it. We’ve just tried to surround them with as much family as we can,” Pender told the network.
Pender did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News.
