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NORTH MANCHESTER -ÊA Bluffton man is dead after a work-related accident at Dexter Axle in North Manchester Sunday afternoon.
Jerry D. Huffman, of Bluffton, was found unresponsive lying on the ground beside his tractor-trailer at Dexter Axle around 12:31 p.m. Sunday. He later was pronounced dead by the Wabash County coroner.
Although the accident remains under investigation, officers from the the Wabash County Sheriff's Department believe Huffman was injured while trying to secure a load on his semi-trailer. The specifics of Huffman's injuries were not released.
At the scene, the Wabash County Sheriff's Department was assisted by North Manchester Life Med and Chester Township Fire Department.
