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Man found crushed under car in Burnaby early Tuesday morning

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Police believe man found crushed under BMW was committing crime
An apparent overnight heist in Burnaby turned fatal Tuesday when a man was found crushed under a vehicle. Emad Agahi has more on the deadly discovery and what RCMP believe the man was doing that cost him his life – Mar 9, 2021

Burnaby RCMP said it appears a man found deceased under a vehicle Tuesday morning was committing a crime when he died.

Just after 3 a.m., Burnaby police and firefighters were called to the 2400-block of Beta Avenue where a man’s body was seen under a BMW sedan.

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Man found dead under vehicle in Burnaby

The car was not registered to him and police said they confirmed his identity through photo ID found in his own vehicle nearby.

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Police said it appeared the man was in the process of “committing a property crime” when he was crushed and the jacked-up BMW fell on him.

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Cpl. Mike Kalanj with Burnaby RCMP said they cannot say for certain what the man was trying to steal, but noted there were some tools on the ground nearby.

“It wasn’t a smooth surface, so I believe there was some gravel involved and whether he moved or the car just moved a little bit, that was unfortunate, the gravel substance on the ground,” Kalanj added.

He said they have spoken with the man’s family.

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