(CNN) A woman sleeping on a beach in Oceanside, California, has died after being run over by a piece of construction equipment, police told CNN. The driver of a Caterpillar wheel loader was removing pipes from a dredging project at about 10 a.m. on Monday morning when he felt a bump, according to Oceanside Police Department Spokesman Tom Bussey. Bussey said the driver turned around and realized he had run over the woman. Police taped off a triangular area around the tractor, which weighs about 50,000 pounds, while they investigated. A surfer told CNN affiliate KGTV that he saw the woman hours before the accident.

Source: The Nation September 30, 2020 16:30 UTC