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Worker dead after falling from ladder placed against billboard in Toronto

Toronto police say a worker has died after he fell this morning from a ladder while working on a billboard in the city’s west end.
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A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Toronto police say a worker has died after he fell this morning from a ladder while working on a billboard in the city’s west end.

Police say officers, paramedics and firefighters responded to the area of Bathurst and Dupont streets shortly before 9 a.m.

They say a male was working on a billboard and he fell from the ladder.

Police say paramedics were trying to help the worker.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the Ministry of Labour has been notified.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 3, 2025.

The Canadian Press



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