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SUMMIT PARK, Summit County — A man died Wednesday afternoon after he was pinned by a van that was sliding down an icy road, authorities said.
A snowplow operator reported the accident, which happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Saint Moritz Strasse in Summit Park, according to a news release from the Summit County Sheriff's Office.
The van started to slide down the icy roadway, and the man went behind the van to try to stop it, the release said. However, he was run over by the van and got pinned between the van, a snowbank and a tree, authorities said.
Medical personnel attempted to resuscitate the man when they got to the scene, but he died from his injuries, the release said. He was identified Friday as 44-year-old Brian Thomas, of Cottonwood Heights, according to Summit County Sheriff's Office Lt. Andrew Wright.
The incident was nothing more than a weather-related accident, the sheriff's office said.
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