NEW WILMINGTON — Authorities are investigating the death of a Michigan man trapped under part of a water tank he was working to dissemble in western Pennsylvania.

State police in Mercer County say 31-year-old Zachary Jock of Bad Axe, Michigan was part of a company hired to disassemble the 100-foot tank in New Wilmington Township.

Police said that during the disassembly process, a piece of the tank’s metal wall collapsed on Jock at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, entrapping him. He was taken to UPMC Jameson, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Police are investigating but have classified the case an accidental death.

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