Tomlinson's father dies in truck accident

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, February, 2007

The father of NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson was killed yesterday when the pickup truck in which he was riding blew a tire and flipped on a highway near Waco, Texas.

Oliver Tomlinson was killed at about 1:30 p.m. in the one-vehicle rollover, said Charlie Morgan, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman. Tomlinson was 71.

The driver, Ronald C. McClain, was rushed by ambulance to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, where he later died, Morgan said. McClain, 48, was thought to be a relative of Tomlinson's, Morgan said.

Witnesses reported that a tire on the 1969 Chevrolet truck blew, causing the truck to swerve out of control and flip over. Both men were thrown from the truck, Morgan said.

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