A man was killed Wednesday when a vehicle came off a lift and crushed him, Wauconda police said.

The 37-year-old was pinned under the front end of the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

His identity has not yet been released.

The accident happened at 8:52 a.m. at 398 Liberty St., authorities said.

Police said the man was beneath the vehicle, which was about five feet off the ground, when the rear apparently slipped off the lift. The man was unable to exit and was crushed when the front of the vehicle slid off.

The incident remains under investigation by the police and the Lake County Coroner’s Office.

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