Road worker killed after being struck by dump truck in Pickering
A 31-year-old road worker has died after being struck by a reversing dump truck at a road construction site in Pickering, Durham police say. Officers were called to the area of Peter Matthews Drive and Alexander Knox Drive at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Monday for a pedestrian-involved collision. According to police, asphalt repair work was […]
A 31-year-old road worker died Monday after being struck by a dump truck near Peter Matthews Drive and Alexander Knox Drive in Pickering, according to Durham Regional Police. CityNews reports the incident occurred at approximately 2:40 p.m. while asphalt repair work was underway.
CityNews states the collision happened when the driver of a dump truck was reversing southbound and hit the worker. The victim was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries and later died. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, and no charges have been announced.
The Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Labour were called to assist with the investigation, and roads in the area were closed for several hours for evidence collection, CityNews reported. Global News confirmed the worker died after being hit by a dump truck in the area.
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