The barbell slipped from Kyle Thomson’s grasp while doing bench presses.
A 22-year-old weightlifter has died after a barbell slipped from his grasp and crushed his neck at a gym in central Iowa.
The accident occurred on Monday morning at Elite Edge Transformation Centre in Ankeny, about 10 miles north of Des Moines.
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A spokesman for the gym, Mark Yontz, said Kyle Thomson was bench-pressing 315lbs (142kg) when the barbell slipped.
Ankeny Fire Chief James Clack said the barbell fell on Mr Thomson’s neck.
An ambulance took him to a Des Moines hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Elite Edge said in a Facebook post: ‘It appears as though a bar bell slipped from the member’s hands causing massive internal injuries.
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