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Employee has life-threatening injuries after falling off roof while working in Toronto

A Toronto Police Service cruiser. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

Toronto police say an employee is suffering from life-threatening injuries after falling from a roof while working on Tuesday.

Police said the industrial accident happened around St. Clair West and Laughton Avenue just before noon.

A worker was on the roof when he fell, police said. The man was taken to a local trauma hospital in critical, life-threatening condition.

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The circumstances surrounding the fall were not released. It is unclear who the man was working for or what type of work he was doing when he fell.

Global News reached out to the Ministry of Labour, which is now investigating the incident.

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