A man has died after he was struck by a dump truck in Toronto on Monday morning.
Toronto police said they were called to Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue around 10:30 a.m.
A male pedestrian was hit by a dump truck as it turned from Eglinton onto Dufferin, officers said.
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Toronto paramedics told Global News they took a man in his 40s to a trauma centre. He had serious, life-threatening injuries.
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In an update at the scene, police said the man had succumbed to his injuries and been pronounced dead.
Police said the investigation into how the incident took place was ongoing.
The Dufferin and Eglinton intersection was closed after the collision.
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