A man was struck by a vehicle and left pinned beneath a dump truck late Thursday night in Temple Terrace, prompting a rescue effort that ended with him being airlifted to a Tampa hospital for severe injuries. Officers responded around 10:15 p.m. after receiving a report of a vehicle striking a pedestrian near North 56th Street and South Riverhills Drive.
According to the Tampa Free Press, the dump truck was stopped in the northbound lanes of North 56th Street just past its intersection with South Riverhills Drive when officers arrived. The man had been trapped beneath the truck, the outlet reported, and Temple Terrace Fire Department firefighters worked to free him from underneath the vehicle.
Airlifted With Severe Injuries
Once freed, the man was suffering from severe injuries, and first responders called in a medical helicopter rather than transporting him by ground. The helicopter flew him to Tampa General Hospital, where he was being treated, per the same account. No further details on his condition following the flight have been made public.
Police have not released the man's name, age or other identifying details, and are still working to confirm his identity. The cause of the crash remains under active investigation, and no information has been released about the dump truck driver or any potential citations tied to the collision.
Records Still Pending Release
Temple Terrace police said additional details will be made public once they are verified and cleared for release under state public records laws. The city's own online records portal, engage.templeterrace.gov, notes that case information is updated regularly but cautions that some records may not yet be available for public viewing.
For now, the intersection of North 56th Street and South Riverhills Drive remains the center of an unresolved investigation, with the identity of the man hurt and the circumstances that led to the crash still unconfirmed. Hoodline will update this story as Temple Terrace police release additional verified information.
