Technician killed in bus maintenance accident
Almaz Kucukovic was working on a bus when it started to roll. He was trying to climb on board the bus when he fell under the wheels, dying immediately from head and internal injuries.
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. — A technician was killed earlier this week when a school bus rolled over him in a bus garage.
The Washington State Patrol told theAssociated Press that the incident occurred on Wednesday night at the parking lot for Petermann Northwest, the contractor for Battle Ground Public Schools.
Almaz Kucukovic was performing maintenance on the bus when it started to roll. He was trying to climb on board the bus when he fell under the wheels.
The Columbian reports that he died immediately from head and internal injuries.
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