HAZLET, Saskatchewan — A man died after a school bus he was repairing rolled on top of him last week, The StarPhoenix reports.
The man, whose name has not been released, was working on the unoccupied bus in a parking lot when the incident occurred, according to the newspaper. The man was not the driver of the bus, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are conducting a mechanical inspection of the bus, which is owned by the Chinook School Division, according to the newspaper.
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Man dies after school bus rolls on top of him
The Hazlet, Saskatchewan, man was repairing the bus. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are conducting a mechanical inspection of the bus.
January 12, 2015
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