A state inmate died on Tuesday after being injured working on a garbage truck in Greene County.
Tymario Joiner, 22, was pronounced dead at Greene County Hospital at 2 p.m., according to a press release from the Mississippi Department of Corrections. No details were given into the extent of the injuries and an investigation into the incident is currently underway.
MDOC said the accident occurred at 10:20 a.m. on Sand Ridge Road.
Joiner was a member of an inmate work crew at South Mississippi Correctional Institution. The work crew was assigned to the Greene County Solid Waste Department.
Joiner was serving a 15-year sentence for burglary larceny of an unoccupied dwelling and burglary of a vehicle. He was sentenced in Oktibbeha County on Feb. 3, 2015.