Man crushed to death under car
CBC News
Posted: May 20, 2012 10:10 AM CST
Last Updated: May 20, 2012 10:08 AM CST
A Saskatoon man is dead after a jack holding a vehicle he was repairing slipped and the car fell on him.
Police said they were called to the 400 block of 3rd Avenue N. around 10:15 p.m. Saturday.
When officers arrived they found a man, 54, dead.
He had been conducting vehicle repairs when the jack holding the car slipped and he was crushed. No further details were released.
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