Tragic mom : Lindsey Combs , 32 , was crushed to death inside her car when a truck laden with gravel flipped over in her Martinez , California , driveway . A pregnant hairstylist from California was killed Monday afternoon when a big rig carrying gravel flipped over onto her car , crushing her to death in front of her young daughter . Lindsey Combs , 32 , from Martinez , was moving her car at the request of a construction crew working near the corner of Shell Avenue and Pine Street when the gravel on the truck shifted , causing its dump trailer to flip over . Combs was two months pregnant with her second child and engaged to be married . According to family members , the woman 's 4-year-old daughter ran out of the house and saw her mother 's car crushed by gravel . Combs ' fiance , Anderson Pamilton , was also in the house at the time . The devastating incident took place at 1pm outside 820 Shell Avenue when a truck operated by city-contracted JJR construction was bringing a load of gravel to rebuild sidewalks along Shell Avenue . According to police , one of the workers approached Lindsey Combs in her driveway and asked her to repark her car to make room for a purple truck owned by Gregory Trucking . The woman complied and was in the process of moving her car when the massive vehicle laden with 20 tons of gravel tipped over and smashed her car . Scroll down for video . Freak accident : Combs was moving her car near the corner of Shell Avenue and Pine Street when the gravel on the truck shifted , causing its dump trailer to flip over . City project : The truck operated by JJR construction was bringing a load of gravel to rebuild sidewalks along Shell Avenue . Eyewitness Travis Hagerty told ABC 7 News he and two construction workers rushed to Combs ' aid and attempted to dig her out by hand , but it was too late . ‘ A guy with a backhoe came around and ripped the door off the car with the backhoe after he picked the trailer up . That 's when I looked in the car and saw she was smashed and dead , ’ Hagerty said . Cal/OSHA has launched an investigation into the cause of the fatal accident . According to the state agency , the San Mateo-based construction company was cited for a minor violation in 2010 , its only citation in five years . Anderson Pamilton , Lindsey Combs ' fiance , said her death 'was totally avoidable . ' He added the expectant mother was scheduled to have her very first ultrasound scan for this week , reportedSF Gate . Friends , family and neighbors described her as a happy , bubbly woman who was excited about becoming a mother for a second time . Crushed : Passersby rushed to Combs ' aid to try and dig her out , but it was too late for her . Record : The San Mateo-based construction company was cited for a minor violation in 2010 , its only citation in five years . Back to work : the crew returned to Shell Avenue and resume work on the sidewalks less than 24 hours after Combs ' death . Combs worked as a stylist at Sport Clips Hair Salon , where her colleagues were reeling Tuesday from the news of her unexpected passing . ‘ It 's like a family member being tragically taken away from us , ’ owner Ben Mangels told the paper . On Tuesday , residents along Shell Avenue were outraged to see construction resume less than 24 hours after Combs ' death . Workers were back at the site just hours after all of the spilled gravel had been removed . Full of life : Friends and family said Combs , a hairstylist , ( pictured left and right ) was excited about her pregnancy . She is survived by her 4-year-old daughter ( pictured ) ‘ We are , as a block , as a community , as a city , mourning this young mother . It 's like there 's no respect for the fact that she died , ’ Amy Dubinsky told San Jose Mercury News . Combs ’ brother , Robert , has launched a GoFundMe campaign hoping to raise $ 5,000 that will be used to bring the woman ’ s father and uncle from Montana for her funeral .
Lindsey Combs , 37 , was crushed to death in her Martinez , California , driveway . Hairstylist and expectant mother was moving her wheelchair when a big rig laden with gravel tipped over . Combs ' year - old daughter was outside and witnessed the accident . Combs was two months pregnant with second child and was expected to have first ultrasound scan this week .