KENINGAU: A 20-year-old man died after being struck by a tyre that exploded while he was inflating it at a workshop in Jalan Durok on Thursday.
District police chief Supt Yampil Garai said police received a distress call around 4pm from a man reporting that his employee was found unconscious.
The deceased, identified as Arizal Etin from Kampung Limbawan, was confirmed dead at the scene due to severe head injuries.
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Police ruled out foul play, with no signs of external injuries apart from the head wound linked to the tyre explosion.