Mississippi Man Dies After Truck He was Fixing Poured Hot Asphalt on Him [Video]

A man in Mississippi has died after being “buried under hot asphalt” in what police have called a “tragic” accident.

On Monday, Nov. 4 at around 10:30 a.m. local time, Jackson Police Department (JPD) officers were called to AJ Materials, located in the 1000 block of E. McDowell Road, in Jackson, Miss., Chief Joseph Wade said in a press conference shared on Facebook.

Malfunction Caused the Dump Truck to Unload the Asphalt on the Man

“Upon arrival, they located an individual who had been buried under a hot asphalt,” Wade told reporters of the man, who is believed to be a private contractor.

“It appeared to be some type of malfunction with his dump truck, the vehicle that he was there to pick up asphalt with,” the police chief explained, adding that as the man tried to “fix” the vehicle, it “unloaded” the hot material “onto him.”

According to the Associated Pressthe man …