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Man, 34, Dead After Construction Site Accident In West Vancouver

The Canadian Press, 11 May, 2017 10:09 AM

    VANCOUVER — Worksafe BC and the BC Coroner's Service are investigating a fatal workplace accident on Wednesday afternoon in West Vancouver.

     

    Police say a worker was thrown from an excavator when it accidentally overturned while working at the top of a steep slope.

     

    It happened at a construction site (on Chippendale Road) shortly after 1:30 p.m.

     

    Police say the 34-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

     

    His name has not been released.

     

    Photo: CBC, Ryan Stelting

     

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