多伦多的一辆垃圾卡车司机,66岁,在斯卡伯勒被自己的卡车撞死后死亡。
A Toronto garbage truck driver, 66, died after being hit by his own truck in Scarborough.
一名多伦多垃圾卡车司机在星期二上午被他在斯卡伯鲁经营的车辆撞死后死亡。
A Toronto garbage truck driver died Tuesday morning after being struck by the vehicle he was operating in Scarborough.
事件发生于上午8时30分左右,地点在Moningside Avenue和Sewells路,司机在外面时卡车翻车而行,在撞上一根灯杆之前打中了他。
The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. at Morningside Avenue and Sewells Road, where the truck rolled away while the driver was outside, hitting him before colliding with a light pole.
66岁的男子在现场被宣布死亡。
The 66-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
警方证实卡车属于城市所有,省劳动部已展开调查。
Police confirmed the truck was city-owned, and the provincial Ministry of Labour has launched an investigation.
没有公布有关原因的进一步详情。
No further details about the cause have been released.
市长奥利维亚·周(Olivia Chow)和工会官员表示哀悼, 市政府承诺支持工人家庭,
Mayor Olivia Chow and union officials expressed condolences, and the city pledged support to the worker’s family.