Man Dies After Truck Filled With Rocks Overturns
HANOVER TWP. (WWJ/AP) - Police say a man has died in Jackson County after a dump truck he was sitting in overturned and rolled down a hill after being filled with rocks.
Jackson County Undersheriff Christopher Kuhl says the incident happened around 6 p.m. Monday in Hanover Township.
Police say 23-year-old Steven Barnhill, from Jonesville, was in the truck's driver's seat while it was being loaded with rocks when it rolled partially down a hill and overturned, trapping him inside and causing fatal injuries.
Kuhl said Barnhill and another person using an excavator had been clearing rocks for the property owner.
The sheriff's office said in a statement that investigators believe the dump truck overturned because of a mechanical failure. The truck was "fully loaded" before overturning, according to police.
The incident remains under investigation.
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