I found the following item reported on a Louisville, KY portal. It seems like the kind of thing that would happen in some war-torn zone or brutal dictatorship, rather than the U.S. of A.:
Man Dies After Being Buried In Hot Asphalt
Jun 6, 2005, 2:50 PM
(LEXINGTON, Ky.) -- A central Kentucky man is dead after being buried up to his waist in hot asphalt when the tailgate of a fully loaded asphalt unexpectedly opened. It happened Monday morning on U.S. 27 in McCreary County near Lexington.
Officials say three asphalt trucks were traveling south on U.S. 27 when the lead truck stopped because of engine trouble.
The driver of the second truck and two other men were standing behind the lead truck when the tailgate suddenly unlatched and burst open, allowing the scorching-hot asphalt to spill out.
One of the men was immediately buried waist deep in the asphalt, and died within a few minutes.
The two other men were burned as they used shovels to try to dig out the first man.
The names of the victims were not immediately released.
Posted by raacluse at June 6, 2005 04:24 PM