TORONTO -- Police say a man has died and another person has been seriously injured after an industrial accident at a construction site in Pickering Monday.
Emergency crews were called to a construction site near Pickering Parkway at around 1 p.m.
According to Durham police, one man was transported to hospital without vital signs and was later pronounced dead.
Another person was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The Ontario Ministry of Labour said it had been notified of the accident, which took place at Amica Pickering, the site of a future retirement building.
The ministry said it was “reported but not confirmed” that two workers were injured and a third was fatally injured when a temporary wall fell.
"Our thoughts are with the family and colleagues of the workers at this project," a spokesperson said.
"Ministry inspectors have been assigned and our investigation is ongoing.”
No further details have been provided regarding the circumstances of the incident.
