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A man who was lying on the beach was run over Tuesday by a maintenance worker’s truck in Long Beach.

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A man lying on the sand was struck by a maintenance worker’s truck in Long Beach. (Credit: Google Maps)

It happened around 9 a.m. on the beach between 54th and 55th Place.

According to a news release from the city of Long Beach, the man was struck by “a beach maintenance crew member conducting routine trash collection operations in a small truck.”

The victim was lying on the ground when he was struck, the release stated.

The man was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.

No further information was released.