Power outage also reported at the same area
A worker died on the job in Markham, Ontario, last Thursday, according to a report.
Ontario's Ministry of Labour said that it was notified of the workplace fatality and dispatched an inspector to investigate the scene, according to CBC News. It did not disclose how the worker died or identify the employer involved.
York Regional Police did not confirm a death occurred but said officers responded to reports of an injured person near McCowan Road and Highway 7 on Thursday afternoon, CBC News reported. Police have not said whether the incident was connected to a nearby power outage.
Investigation is ongoing.
No further details are available as of the writing of this story.
Power outage disrupts scene
A large power outage struck the same area at the time, affecting traffic signals at the intersection, York Regional Police told CBC News.
Alectra Utilities reported more than 6,000 customers lost power at the peak of the outage, which began around 11:55 a.m. and was attributed to a "vehicle collision with equipment," according to an outage map cited by CBC News. Power was largely restored by late Thursday afternoon.
Alectra spokesperson Lynne Cunningham told CBC News the company was "deeply saddened" to hear of the accident and said the incident remained under investigation. She added that Alectra had no further comment at this time.
