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City Worker Dead After Being Hit by His Own Garbage Truck in Scarborough
The 66-year-old driver was hit after the truck rolled away while he was outside; the Ministry of Labour is investigating the workplace death.
- On Tuesday, a Toronto garbage truck operator was struck and killed by the truck he was driving in Scarborough, Toronto police say the man died at the scene.
- The driver was outside his truck when it began to roll away and struck him, investigators say, and the operator had been working alone in the city-operated vehicle at the time.
- Police gave the time as 8:34 a.m., saying they were called just after 8:30 a.m. and found a body under an orange tarp with the truck stopped against a pole at Middleport Crescent and Pennyhill Drive.
- Police say they are investigating the collision, with Mayor Olivia Chow confirming it was a city truck and offering `My condolences to the driver and their family,`.
- The provincial Ministry of Labour has been notified and an inspector assigned to investigate the death, while Eddie Mariconda, president of Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416, said members were `deeply saddened` and extended condolences.
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Toronto garbage worker dead after being hit by his own truck: police - OHS Canada Magazine
A Toronto garbage truck driver is dead after police say he was hit by his own truck. Police say they were called to the collision just after 8:30 a.m. in Scarborough. They say the man died at the scene. Police say the provincial Ministry of Labour has been notified. The ministry investigates any workplace death. No further details were immediately released by police. The post Toronto garbage worker dead after being hit by his own truck: police a…
Toronto police say a garbage truck driver was killed on Tuesday morning (December 2) after being struck by his own vehicle.
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