CHUBBUCK — A local woman miraculously escaped serious injury when she was run over by her own SUV in Chubbuck on Wednesday night.

The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. when the Chubbuck woman stopped her Chevrolet Equinox on Whitaker Road near Jordan Loop to get her mail out of her mailbox, police said.

The woman exited her SUV thinking she had put it in park but in reality she had placed it in reverse, police said.

The door of her SUV immediately knocked her down as the vehicle traveled in reverse and ran over her legs, police said.

The woman was pinned underneath the SUV as a result of the incident but some nearby residents came to her assistance and freed her and called 911, police said.

Chubbuck police and firefighters and Pocatello Fire Department paramedics responded to the incident. 

Police said the woman was treated at the scene but she was not seriously injured and did not require transport to the hospital. Her name has not been released.

The woman was very lucky to escape serious injury, police said, adding that motorists should always make sure their vehicle is in park before exiting.