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Luke Costin

Safety skipped before fatal Tas tyre blast

A man died overinflating a damaged tyre he moved to an inside wheel of his truck. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A rare departure from a safety-conscious truck mechanic's normal practice cost him his life, a Tasmanian coroner has found.

The 32-year-old father-of-two was killed when a damaged tyre he was inflating exploded, causing significant blast injuries to his head and chest.

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