{"id":18274,"date":"2018-07-27T18:36:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T22:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=18274"},"modified":"2018-07-27T18:36:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T22:36:05","slug":"container-of-tiles-crushes-man-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/container-of-tiles-crushes-man-to-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Container of tiles crushes man to death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A thirty-two-year-old man died earlier today in hospital after a container of tiles fell on him.<\/p>

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According to reports, Curlis McPherson was in the process of removing the tiles from the container when the freak accident happened.<\/p>\n

The details of the incident which occurred\u00a0in Willikies are still not clear.<\/p>

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McPherson was unresponsive when emergency medical services arrived on the scene.<\/p>

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He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

Lawmen have commenced an investigation into the matter.<\/p>

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