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Man riding mattress falls out of truck, dies
Posted: 05.07.2012 at 9:49 AM
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A 20 year old man has died after he fell out of a truck in Clarendon County.
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MANNING, S.C. (AP) -- A 20 year old man has died after he fell out of a truck in Clarendon County.

The South Carolina Highway patrol says the man was riding on a mattress in the bed of a truck when the mattress bounced out of the vehicle onto the road late Sunday afternoon.

The man's name has not been released.

Troopers continue to investigate.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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