A college graduate of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania died hours after receiving his diploma, when a car he rebuilt and was working on fell on him.
Ian Brunner, 22, earned a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Dayton in Ohio on Sunday.
He was working underneath his car Sunday evening on campus when the vehicle suddenly fell on top of him, according to NBC affiliate WPXI.
He was doing additional work under his two-door 1994 Miata on Sunday evening when a tool propping up the car fell. He was in the parking lot of a student housing building.
An unidentified 911 caller reported the incident on the 300 block of Irving Avenue, around 7pm.
‘I’m outside of Campus South Apartments at University of Dayton,’ said the unidentified caller, according to WHIO.
‘A car fell on a kid and he’s – this jack fell out from underneath him and he’s trapped underneath and not responding.’
Brunner, , was pronounced dead at the scene.
‘We ask that the community keep this young man’s family, friends and loved ones in their prayers,’ stated the university.
The university addressed Brunner’s death in an email at 1am on Monday.
Brunner had fixed up his vintage black Miata in April.
‘Miata is pain. Miata is love,’ he wrote on Instagram at the time.
‘I just finished a full rebuild of the engine and it’s running great now! Thanks to everyone who helped.’
Brunner’s family has asked for privacy while mourning.
