Hydro One worker dead after crash involving cement, pickup trucks in Bracebridge, Ont.

A 37-year-old Hydro One worker has died following a Wednesday morning crash that involved a pickup truck and a cement truck in Bracebridge, Ont.

According to police, the crash took place at about 9:15 a.m. on Brackenrig Road.

The man killed was the lone occupant of the pickup truck, police say. The cement truck driver was airlifted by Ornge air ambulance to hospital with serious injuries.

On Wednesday, Hydro One released a statement, offering thoughts and prayers to the families, friends and co-workers of the employee affected by the crash.

“We are heartbroken to share that one of our employees lost his life in a very serious moto vehicle accident in the Port Carling area,” the company said on Twitter.

The investigation is ongoing.

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