GRAND ISLAND, NY — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal incident involving a man who was pinned between two vehicles.
Pavel Tsygyrlash, 59, of Grand Island, died Thursday after being pinned between a semi-truck and pickup truck while working on the semi-truck in a parking lot at the corner of Grand Island Boulevard and Long Road.
Tsygyrlash’s son brought him to Kenmore Mercy Hospital at approximately 5:45 p.m.
He was subsequently transferred to the Erie County Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just prior to 7 p.m.
The Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office notified the Sheriff’s Office of the death at approximately 10 p.m. Thursday.
Deputies located the semi-truck still parked in the lot with fragments of broken glass or plastic around the passenger side door and a rolled-up blanket under the door.
A Dodge Ram with a broken front passenger side headlight was located in the driveway of Tsygyrlash’s residence.
The Sheriff’s Office Traffic Bureau/Crash Investigation Unit is investigating.
