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14-year-old dies in crash involving riding lawnmower in Nanaimo

Teen pronounced dead after being transported to hospital after incident in Cedar on Dec. 28
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A 14-year-old died of his injuries after the riding lawnmower he was operating collided with a pickup and flipped on a hill south of Nanaimo on Thursday, Dec. 28. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

A 14-year-old boy died after a collision involving a riding lawnmower and a pickup truck south of Nanaimo this afternoon.

According to Nanaimo RCMP, the incident occurred at about 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28. when the lawnmower the teen was operating failed to stop at an intersection, collided with a truck, and flipped over at the intersection of White and Lindsey roads in Cedar.

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Chris Bush

About the Author: Chris Bush

As a photographer/reporter with the Nanaimo News Bulletin since 1998.
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