Mississippi man, 41, dies in horror freak accident

Man working on dump truck in Mississippi fatally 'buried under hot asphalt'
Darrell Sheriff was underneath a dump truck working on a hydraulic line when the tailgate opened and asphalt fell on him, Jackson police said.
Mississippi man, 41, dies in horror freak accident after being buried alive by hot asphalt
Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said that officers responded to a call about an accident at about 10:30 a.m. on Monday to find private contractor Darrell Sheriff, 41, "buried under hot asphalt"
Mississippi Man Dies After Being 'Buried Under Hot Asphalt' While Trying to 'Fix' Dump Truck: 'Horrific'
"It appears to be an accidental death at this particular time," Jackson Police Department said of the Monday, Nov. 4 tragedy
Man killed after hot asphalt poured on him in dump truck accident
JACKSON, Miss. - A man in Mississippi was killed after hot asphalt was poured on top of him, according to authorities. Jackson Police said officers responded to a call about an accident earlier this week at AJ Materials on East McDowell Road. Officers said they arrived and found an unidentified man buried under hot asphalt.
Man dies buried in ‘burning’ asphalt when truck malfunctions, Mississippi cops say
A “hard-working family man” was killed when a dump truck malfunctioned and buried him in hot asphalt, Mississippi law enforcement said. The private contractor was picking up a load of asphalt on Nov. 4 when the truck had a mechanical issue, Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said.
Mississippi Man Dies After Truck He was Fixing Poured Hot Asphalt on Him
Darrell Sheriff, 41, was buried under the burning hot asphalt when the dump truck he was fixing, malfunctioned. He later succumbed to his injuries.
Mississippi man dies after hot asphalt falls on top of him while trying to repair dump truck
A Mississippi man died Monday morning when a malfunction caused hot asphalt from a dump truck to fall on top of him.
Man dies after being "buried under hot asphalt" in Mississippi
"It appeared to be some type of malfunction with his dump truck," Wade said, adding it was a "horrific situation."
Mississippi man dies after a dump truck releases asphalt onto him
Police in Mississippi’s capital say a man has died after he was trying to repair a dump truck and asphalt poured onto him.
Man dies after being buried under hot asphalt while trying to fix a dump truck
A man has died in a horror accident after being buried under hot asphalt while trying to fix a dumpster truck. Darrell Sheriff, a 41-year-old private contractor, had gone to collect the truck from AJ Materials in Jackson, Mississippi, on Monday morning, Jackson Police Department said.
Mississippi man fatally ‘buried under hot asphalt’ while working on truck
A Mississippi man was fatally “buried” alive under “hot asphalt” after his truck malfunctioned and released the smoldering pavement on top of him, according to police. Darrell Sheriff, 41, was working on a hydraulic line underneath a truck he was picking up from AJ Materials in Jackson on Monday when the tailgate opened and “unloaded” asphalt onto him.
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