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.
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The woman, 39, whose name is protected under a publication ban, has launched a lawsuit against the B.C. government, arguing she has a constitutional right to legal representation at an upcoming review of her detention.
A team member, who would only give his first name, says a large-scale search is underway in the Union Bay area, south of Courtenay.
Abbotsford police say a four year old broke both femurs after climbing onto a couch, pushing out a window screen and falling through.
A spokeswoman for the B.C. Ambulance Service described the child's injuries as critical.
Coroner Barb McLintock confirms the death occurred Saturday evening at Sooke Potholes Regional Park.