A Sylmar man was killed Tuesday while working on his pickup truck on the side of Highway 14 in Canyon Country.

California Highway Patrol officials are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. The deceased, Gerardo Silva, was stopped on the Via Princessa Way onramp for the southbound lanes, on the right shoulder, out of the path of the road.

He was under his vehicle performing a repair, when the vehicle rolled backward, fatally running over Silva.

He was declared dead at 9:56 p.m. by Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel, according to CHP officials

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