A man has died after a dog stepped on a gun and shot him from the back of a truck in the US state of Kansas.
The victim, who has not been identified by police, was found in the front passenger seat after being shot in the back.
Emergency services were called and the 30-year-old received CPR, but he could not be saved and died at the scene near Geuda Springs.
Wellington Fire Chief Tim Hay said another person was found unharmed in the driver’s seat.
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Officials added that the accident appears to have been linked to the hunt, with supplies found in the back of the vehicle.
“A dog belonging to the owner of the pickup truck stepped on the gun, causing the gun to discharge,” the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement to local media.
“The bullet fired hit the passenger, who died of his injuries at the scene.
“The investigation is ongoing, but the preliminary investigation shows that it was a hunting-related accident.”
The owner of the truck and the dog were not immediately identified and an investigation is ongoing.
