Man dies after being crushed by bus as he's working on it in North Canterbury

A man died after being trapped when a bus rolled on a private property at Leithfield in North Canterbury this afternoon.

Police say it's understood the man was working on a bus at the time and became trapped by the bus which rolled or landed on him. 

Emergency services were called to the property around 4:20pm, but the man was unable to be revived and was pronounced deceased at the scene, a police spokesperson said tonight. 

The death will be referred to the coroner.