Shocked witnesses say the man pulled over on the Pa. Turnpike, got out of his car and began dancing in the middle of the highway.

As KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh reports, some cars were able to swerve to avoid the dancing man, identified by authorities as Cyril Sooklal, 37.

But an oncoming tractor-trailer was not.

The driver of westbound semi-truck slammed on the brakes but could not avoid hitting the man, KDKA reports, adding:

“He fell under my truck and just dragged a couple feet down the road,” the truck driver, Anthony Dixon, told KDKA.

Additional details from TribLive:

The truck driver was able to slow down to approximately 5 mph when Sooklal jumped onto the front of the tractor-trailer, police said. The truck driver started to pull off of the highway when Sooklal fell off, was caught under the right tire and dragged for 80 feet.

Sooklal, from New York’s Ozone Park, was pulled from under the tractor-trailer by first responders, then flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital following the Monday morning incident, KDKA writes.

There was no immediate update on Sooklal’s condition. And there was no word on what possessed him to get out and dance in the middle of the busy and dangerous turnpike.

Pa. state police are investigating.

The incident happened near the New Stanton Exit.

That’s where witnesses said Sooklal pulled over his silver Subaru, got out of his vehicle and ran into traffic to do his dancing before being hit by the semi near the New Stanton Service Center.

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