A 72-year-old Cape Girardeau man was taken to a hospital Wednesday after trying to push his out-of-gas car to a service station by himself.
Firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident and medical emergency at 449 S. Kingshighway.
A Cape Girardeau Fire Department spokesperson said the man's car had run out of gas and he was pushing it to a gas station when he lost control of it and the opened door knocked him down.
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