Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said authorities arrived on scene to find the victim, a private contractor, "buried under hot asphalt."

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.

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"

"It appears to be an accidental death at this particular time," Jackson Police Department said of the Monday, Nov. 4 tragedy

A 41-year-old man was killed on Monday while trying to fix his dump truck in Mississippi after a truck of hot-mix asphalt fell on him, police have said. Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said that officers responded to a call about an accident at about 10:30 a.

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.

A 41-year-old man died Monday morning after being buried under hot asphalt while trying to repair his dump truck in Mississippi, authorities said. The victim, identified as Darrell Sheriff, was a private contractor who was picking up a load of asphalt at AJ Materials in Jackson when his vehicle malfunctioned around 10:30 a.