Man pinned under car near Lafayette Park left seriously injured

A man who was pinned under a rolling vehicle near San Francisco’s Lafayette Park was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Thursday morning, police said.

The incident happened around 7:12 a.m. near the intersection of California Street and Van Ness Avenue, according to police.

A witness saw the vehicle rolling and heard the victim screaming, police said. The victim was described as a man between 30 and 40 years old.

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