Man dead after work accident in Laurel

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LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - A Laurel man is dead after a workplace accident happened Tuesday morning.

Laurel Police Department Chief Earl Reed said officers received a call around 7:30 a.m. to Masonite in Laurel.

Reed said an individual was working on a wood chip truck when it rolled over them.

The victim was identified as 64-year-old Bobby McBride Jr.

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