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Inmate dies after being crushed by truck at Australian prison

Was pinned and crushed against a wall by a reversing truck; police are not treating the incident as suspicious

By C1 Staff

PERTH, Australia – A prisoner at the maximum-security facility in Canning Vale was accidentally crushed to death by a truck.

ABC News reports that the prisoner died after a reversing truck swung around and pinned him against a wall.

He was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

The truck was allegedly driven by a correctional officer.

Though an investigation is underway, police are not treating the incident as suspicious.

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