A 20-year-old construction worker was trapped under a pile of dirt in Oakville, Ont. on Friday, Ornge air ambulance confirms.

The man was working in a pit when the ground around him collapsed.

An Ornge air ambulance arrived in the area of Third Line and Dundas Street West at around 3 p.m., but it was cancelled off the call.

Halton police say the man was transported to Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.