Man killed as car slams into parked school bus in McKenzie Towne

A man was killed early this morning when his car crashed into a parked school bus.

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The collisionhappened sometime before4:30 a.m. at 52nd Street and 126th Avenue southeast in McKenzie Towne.

Paramedics arrivedto find a vehicle wedgedunder the rear bumper of the bus. The man, who was alone in the car, was declared dead at the scene, EMS officials say.

It appears the car hit the bus at a high rate of speed, Staff Sgt. Paul Stacey said.The collision reconstructionunit is investigating.

It's not known exactly when the collision occurredbecause emergency crews were alerted by witnesses who came across the scene after it happened.

"We have not made any kind of identification yet, so we're still in the process of identifying the next of kin as soon as we can figure out who we're dealing with," Stacey said.

There were no other injuries.