Posted: Wed 14th Jun 2017

Cheshire police launch investigation in mans death after he got trapped under a bus.

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Wednesday, Jun 14th, 2017

Cheshire police have launched an investigation after a man was tragically killed on Chester Zoo car park this afternoon after becoming trapped under a double decker bus.

Cheshire police say they were called shortly after 12.30pm today, Wednesday 14 June, to the coach park outside the zoo where they found a man had become trapped under a double decker bus.

The bus is believed to have been empty at the time the incident occurred.

North West Ambulance Service attended the incident and sadly the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

“A police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is currently underway and the Health and Safety Executive has been informed.

Police, Fire and ambulance remain in attendance at the scene and, as a result of the incident; a small section is currently screened off from public access.

Officers are also in the process of notifying the man’s next of kin.” A spokesperson for Cheshire Police said.

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