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Man Killed as Illegal Shelter Hole Collapses Under Overpass

5/13/2026

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A man was crushed to death when the hole he dug beneath Santa Ana's 17th Street overpass collapsed.
The collapse occurred in a riverbed section where several people have set up shelters despite posted signs prohibiting camping.
Capt. Greg Barta of the Orange County Fire Authority said the site was not a construction zone.
A friend who found the victim called 911 after discovering him trapped in the collapsed hole.

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A man was crushed to death when the hole he dug beneath Santa Ana's 17th Street overpass collapsed.
The collapse occurred in a riverbed section where several people have set up shelters despite posted signs prohibiting camping.
Capt. Greg Barta of the Orange County Fire Authority said the site was not a construction zone.
A friend who found the victim called 911 after discovering him trapped in the collapsed hole.