ALTO, Texas — A 27-year-old man dead Tuesday afternoon in Cherokee County after a tree limb pinned him against a truck.
Colton Sanchez, of Alto, was cutting tree limbs while in a bucket truck when he got pinned between a limb and the bucket, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.
The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 11000 block of FM 752 outside of Alto. Deputies and EMS responded to find a man, later identified as Sanchez, unconscious, the sheriff's office said.
Sanchez was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy has been ordered, according to the sheriff's office.