Construction worker crushed by truck in fatal North Vancouver accident
Police are investigating the 24-year-old man's death
Police are investigating a fatal construction accident in North Vancouver Tuesday morning. The incident happened at a construction site near Handsworth Road and Timberline Place at about 10:30.
According to RCMP, a 24-year-old man was working near a dump truck when he was knocked down and crushed by the truck. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim was a Vancouver resident, but police have not yet released his name.
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—@nvanrcmpThe North Vancouver RCMP Serious Crimes Unit is investigating. Collision analysis specialists were also on site, along with WorkSafeBC and the B.C. Coroners Service.