Man dies after being "buried under hot asphalt" in Mississippi

Police successful Mississippi's superior said a man died Monday erstwhile he was trying to repair a dump motortruck and asphalt poured onto him.

Darrell Sheriff, 41, was underneath nan motortruck moving connected a hydraulic statement erstwhile nan tailgate opened and asphalt fell connected him, Jackson Police Department said successful a statement. Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade told reporters that officers recovered Sheriff, who was a backstage contractor, "buried nether basking asphalt."

"It appeared to beryllium immoderate type of malfunction pinch his dump truck," Wade said, adding it was a "horrific situation."

The incident occurred astatine AJ Materials astatine astir 10:30 a.m. connected Monday, CBS connection WJTV reported.

Wade said group connected segment tried to thief Sheriff and "he tried to conflict to make it done those injuries but it was conscionable excessively tremendous for him to survive."

The constabulary main said nan incident near witnessess and family members traumatized.

Wade said that family members said Sheriff was a "good, hardworking family man who conscionable trying to make a living."

The constabulary section classified nan decease arsenic an accident.

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