SAN MATEO, Calif. (KRON) -- A 4-year-old boy and his father were injured when a giant oak tree toppled down on their truck in San Mateo along South Railroad Avenue.

Seeking relief from hot weather on June 4, Humberto Montoya and his son, Ysander, were relaxing inside their white pickup truck that was parked under shade from the tree, according to a verified GoFundMe page.

A witness watched the tree suddenly collapse, crush the truck, and shatter another vehicle's windshield. Nearby construction workers and San Mateo Fire Department firefighters used machinery to rescue the victims. Both the father and his son suffered injuries and they were rushed to a hospital.

A local business owner told KRON that he had complained to the city about the same tree because its roots were raising concret

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