PERTH, Ont. – Perth County Provincial Police are investigating a fatal accident at a construction site south of Sebringville, Ont.
It happened around noon yesterday at the intersection of Line 32 and Road 134.
Investigators say a construction truck with a water tank struck the driver after he got out of the vehicle.
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The driverless truck then took out a hydro pole causing a powerline to land on the roadway.
The truck driver, identified as a 54-year old Murray Hyde of Perth East Township, was pronounced dead in a local hospital.
The OPP, the Ontario Ministry of Labour and the Coroner are all investigating.
Sebringville, Ont. is about 56 kilometres west of Kitchener.
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