Man fatally injured in tire shop accident

Man fatally injured in tire shop

March 3, 2026Updated: March 3, 2026
Forrest HershbergerBy Forrest Hershberger

SIDNEY – A 74-year-old man Monday was injured while inflating a tire. 

First responders were called to Rood’s Tire Center at 9:29 a.m. Monday on a report of a tire blew up on an older man. 

Cheyenne County Sheriff Adam Frerichs confirmed the man died in the incident. The name of the person involved has not been released.

More details will be published as they become available. This is an ongoing story.

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