A 72-year-old Auburn man was killed Saturday evening when the pickup truck he was working under fell and crushed him.

According to Auburn police, Milton J. Brower, 10704 SE 304 Way, had recently bought an older Nissan pickup and parked it on his property. After placing the vehicle on jack stands, Brower was removing its transmission when the jack system failed.

Brower’s daughter found him about 6:45 p.m. and called 911. Valley Regional Fire Authority firefighters and medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Brower had been living with his daughter and son in law.

“The Auburn police department is investigating the incident, but as of today, we have no reason to believe this was anything other than an unfortunate accident,” said Police Commander Mike Hirman.