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Coroners Service Says Kamloops Man Died After Becoming Trapped In Very Large Tire

The Canadian Press, 30 Jan, 2015 11:02 AM
    KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The B.C. Coroners Service says a man who died at his workplace in the province's Interior became trapped by a very large tire.
     
    Thirty-six-year-old Nicklas Taylor was a foreman at a Fountain Tire facility in Kamloops, B.C.
     
    The service says he was unloading a trailer-load of tires when he somehow became trapped.
     
    He died at the scene.
     
    Fountain Tire vice-president Nelson Tonn has said the company is co-operating with authorities and an internal investigation will be conducted.
     
    WorkSafeBC and the coroners service are also investigating.

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