Man hit by truck at Flamborough business is Hamilton's 11th pedestrian fatality: police
Officers were called to a business near Highway 8 and Westover Road around 5 a.m.
Police say a 64-year-old man died after being hit by a transport truck at a business in Flamborough Tuesday morning.
Investigators say his death is considered Hamilton's 12th traffic fatality, the 11th involving a pedestrian, this year.
Officers were called to the business near Highway 8 and Westover Road around 5 a.m. after reports a man had been struck, according to police.
The service said a 64-year-old had been hurt after being hit by a truck and lifesaving measures were taken, but he died of his injuries.
Police said they're helping the Ministry of Labour, which is leading the investigation.
The ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"Due to Ministry of Transportation guidelines this will be deemed a motor vehicle collision and is the city's 12th traffic fatality of the year and the 11th involving a pedestrian," the service stated in a media release.
It's the third work-related fatality in Hamilton that police said was being investigated as a pedestrian death.
Investigators said a 36-year-old man was killed at Janco Steel Ltd. in Stoney Creek on April 26 after he was hit by a forklift.
Sherri D'Amour, a DARTS driver, was hit and killed on a Main Street sidewalk on May 5. Police said she was picking up a passenger at the time.
In that case, the ministry said D'Amour's death had been deemed a motor vehicle accident, not a workplace fatality under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
CUPE Local 5167, which represents DARTS drivers, has pushed back on that.
"This was a workplace fatality. Our member was carrying out her duties as a DARTS Accessible Transit Operator when she was killed," the union tweeted on May 7, following a memorial in her honour.
"She went to work and did not come home."
This was a workplace fatality. Our member was carrying out her duties as a DARTS Accessible Transit Operator when she was killed. Today her coworkers and fellow union members mourn the loss of a colleague and friend. She went to work and did not come home <a href="https://t.co/xB06Qe3QoR">https://t.co/xB06Qe3QoR</a>
—@CUPELocal5167Hamilton city councillors have spoken out following the spate of collisions that have left pedestrians injured or dead.
Council is set to receive a motion on Wednesday calling for Main Street West, where D'Amour was killed, to be converted to two-way traffic.