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73-year-old killed after car falls on him, coroner says

A 73-year-old Taylors man was killed Monday when the vehicle he was working on fell on top of him, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office.

Jesus G. Olvera-Castelan was working on a vehicle at a relative's home on Highland Street in Taylors when the car jack became dislodged and caused the vehicle to fall on him, the Coroner's Office said.

A relative came home to find Olvera-Castelan under the vehicle, the Coroner's Office said.

The Sheriff's Office and Taylors Fire Department responded and were able to move the car, according to the Coroner's Office.

Olvera-Castelan was pronounced dead at the scene.

An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday. The Coroner's Office and Sheriff's Office are still investigating the incident.

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