SALINA, Kan. (AP) - Police in Salina are investigating an explosion in the cab of a pickup truck that left a man with fatal injuries.
The Salina Journal reports (https://bit.ly/1tbO0sL ) the blast occurred around 12:30 p.m. Monday while the truck was parked near a sand volleyball court at a city park. Witnesses called police, who found the man on the badly injured man on the ground beside the vehicle.
The man was pronounced dead at a hospital about two hours later.
Police Capt. Mike Sweeney says authorities are trying to determine what caused the explosion. Sweeney says investigators don’t suspect a mechanical failure in the truck but think the blast could have been accidental.
The victim’s name was being withheld while relatives were notified.
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