Man dies when tow truck hits him while loading his car

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Springfield police say a Missouri man died when he was
struck by a tow truck that was loading his car to be hauled away.
Sixty-three-year-old Matthew Canovi, of Brighton, died Saturday when he was hit
be the tow truck on U.S 65 in Springfield. Police say as a tow truck that was
loading Canovi’s vehicle reversed, it struck Canovi, who was standing on the
shoulder. Canovi died at the scene. The tow truck driver was not injured. The
investigation continues but police say impairment does not appear to be a factor
in the incident.

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