Saugus High School Coach Dies In Heavy Machinery Accident

Melrose MA

12 December, 2020

9:45 AM

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SAUGUS, MA — The man killed Friday night in an accident with a piece of heavy machinery has been identified as Saugus basketball coach Mark Bertrand, according to reports. Bertrand, 57, was operating a Bobcat machine at his Woodland Avenue home on Friday evening when it flipped over. Police and firefighters arrived to find him trapped under the machine. Bertrand later died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, according to authorities. Police did not immediately say what might have caused the accident. Bertrand's wife confirmed his death to the Saugus Advertiser late Friday night. Congratulations to the 5 Sr graduating today great group good luck going forward we all know you will do great things I thank you Coach Bertrand pic.twitter.com/vWU6K1XDJD— Mark Bertrand (@mbbert) July 25, 2020 Bertrand took over as the Saugus High School boys basketball head coach in 2018. Before that, he coached the freshman and junior varsity teams. He graduated from the school in 1982, and later played basketball for Worcester State in the 1980s.