A Northern California man was killed Monday after jumping onto the back of his truck when it was reportedly stolen, dying in a fiery wreck as the juvenile thief crashed the vehicle, authorities said.

A Northern California man died Monday in a bid to reclaim his stolen truck. The victim, 50-year-old Robert Etta from Magalia, contacted authorities around 2 a.m., reporting that his truck had been stolen and that he was in the back of the vehicle,