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Construction worker taken to hospital after falling from roof in Toronto: police

Police tape is shown in Toronto on May 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

One person has been taken to hospital after an industrial accident in Toronto, police say.

In a tweet just before noon on Friday, Toronto police said the incident occurred in the Kipling Avenue area, north of Rathburn Road.

Police said a construction worker fell from a 15-foot high roof.

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Officers said the worker was taken to hospital via an emergency run.

Toronto paramedics told Global News a man was taken to a trauma centre in critical condition.

Police said the province’s Ministry of Labour will investigate the incident.

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