Construction worker killed in flash flood after storm passes through King City
Posted July 31, 2024 6:06 am.
Last Updated July 31, 2024 10:04 pm.
A construction worker has died after a torrential downpour resulted in a flash flood rapidly filling up a trench with water and mud in King City, Ont. on Tuesday evening.
York Regional Police tell 680News Radio that officers responded to an industrial accident just before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday following reports that a crew was working in the trench on King Road and Peter Glass Road between Jane and Keele Streets.
The construction crew managed to escape the trench, but one worker was submerged in the water and couldn’t reach safety. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Ministry of Labour is investigating and confirmed that the employer is Aecon Utilities Inc.
A police spokesperson said the death is not being treated as suspicious.
