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Man dead after being run over by construction equipment, three teens charged

THAMES CENTRE, Ont. — Three teens are facing charges after police say a 21-year-old man was fatally run over with construction equipment in southwestern Ontario.

THAMES CENTRE, Ont. — Three teens are facing charges after police say a 21-year-old man was fatally run over with construction equipment in southwestern Ontario.

Police say Riley Shannon died in hospital on Sunday after the incident, which took place at a home in Thames Centre.

They say Shannon was run over with a John Deere skid steer loader.

Two 18-year-old men and a 19-year-old man are charged with theft over $5,000, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, criminal negligence causing death and failure to stop at the scene of an accident causing bodily harm or death.

A bail hearing is scheduled Monday.

The Canadian Press

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