A man suffered critical head injuries after Lincoln Police say he fell off a truck around 1:20 Tuesday afternoon near 80th and Old Cheney Road. “A four-person crew of subcontractors was in the area painting fire hydrants,” says Sergeant Chris Vollmer.’
He says the victim and an additional employee were riding on the protruding bumper of the crew’s box truck as they traveled to the next hydrant. “The victim reportedly dropped his phone and stepped off the bumper of the slow-moving truck to retrieve it.”
The man lost his footing and struck his head when he fell to the street. He was transported to an area hospital with life threatening injuries.