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Kentucky man dead after truck falls on him

Boone County deputy

BOONE COUNTY, Kentucky — A man died Wednesday morning after a truck bed fell on him, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office told our news partner WCPO.

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The sheriff’s office says the 28-year-old man, later identified as James McSwiney, was working on a hydraulic line on the truck’s bed when the line failed and the truck bed fell on the worker and killed him, WCPO says.

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Crews on scene reported a large police and fire department presence as well as the Boone County coroner, according to WCPO.

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