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Man dead after construction accident at Ontario Place

Toronto police say the Ministry of Labour has been notified after a man died at a construction site at Ontario Place on Tuesday morning.

Police said the incident happened just after 9:30 a.m. at Ontario Place, where work is underway to redevelop the site.

The person’s injuries were initially said to be life-threatening but in an update, police said a man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police also said the man was injured by construction equipment, although it’s not clear what equipment was being issued.

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Toronto Fire told Global News there was a “mishap of some kind” where they were working with a “lifting device” that fell onto a worker. The worker suffered “crushing injuries,” fire officials said.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated.

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