CHICOPEE

— A man napping behind a parked car on Claire Street was

run over

when another man moved the vehicle Tuesday night, according to a news report.

Chicopee authorities would not immediately confirm that report, however. "The sergeant says he has no information at this time," a spokeswoman for the Chicopee Police Traffic Bureau said Wednesday morning.

Chicopee Police Capt. Mark Gilbert told 22News that the incident happened about 10:30 p.m. outside 70 Claire St., where a man apparently lay down behind a car for a nap.

The man, who was not publicly identified by police, was then run over when his friend went to move the car, according to Gilbert, who could not be reached for comment. A police spokesman reached Wednesday said Gilbert had left for the day.

The injured man was taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield for treatment, but an update on his condition was unavailable.

It was not immediately known if the man who moved the vehicle was cited in connection with the incident.

Claire Street, which runs southeast of Beauchamp Terrace, was blocked off for several hours during the investigation.

MAP showing approximate area where sleeping man was run over by car: