Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Hit By Tire That Fell Off Vehicle: Milwaukee Police

An 80-year-old man was severely injured when a tire fell off a vehicle on Thursday and hit him, police said.

A man was hit by a tire that fell off a vehicle on Thursday on south 84th Street in Milwaukee.
A man was hit by a tire that fell off a vehicle on Thursday on south 84th Street in Milwaukee. (Kyle Will/Patch)

MILWAUKEE, WI — A man from West Allis suffered severe injuries on Thursday when the tire from a passing vehicle came off and hit him, according to Milwaukee police.

It happened in the 200 block of south 84th Street just after 9 a.m. The 80-year-old pedestrian was brought to a hospital after the incident.

No other injuries were reported, police said.

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