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1 dead, 2 injured after pit collapses in Toronto during sewer pipe repair

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted November 7, 2024 8:57 am

1 min read

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Police say one man is dead and two others are injured after a pit collapsed during sewer pipe repairs in Toronto.

Toronto police say the men were fixing a sewage pipe when the pit collapsed on them.

Police say it happened at around 5:25 p.m. Wednesday near Bayview Avenue and Ruddington Avenue in the city’s north end.

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Toronto police, paramedics and emergency crew were on the scene.

Toronto sewer accident — Emergencies officials respond to an industrial accident in North York Nov. 6, 2024. Toronto police say one man is dead and two others are injured after a pit collapsed during sewer pipe repairs near Bayview and Ruddington avenues. Mark Bray/Global News

Police say the two people injured in the pit collapse are recovering in hospital.

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Ontario’s Ministry of Labour is investigating.

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