A Siegel, Illinois man has died following a freak grain bin accident. According to the Shelby County coroner, the accident occurred on Thursday.

The 22-year-old man was working with two other men loading dried corn into a grain bin when the tragic accident occurred. The man became trapped in the corn and was buried alive. An autopsy is planned to review the exact circumstances of the man’s death.

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