A 31-year-old road worker has died after being struck by a reversing dump truck at a construction site in Pickering on Monday afternoon.
Durham Regional Police were called to the area of Peter Matthews Drive and Alexander Knox Drive at approximately 2:40 p.m.
The worker was involved in asphalt repair when a dump truck backing southbound along Peter Matthews Drive struck him. He was transported to hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The dump truck driver remained at the scene and co-operated with investigators, according to police.
Several roads in the area were closed for hours as officers gathered evidence and investigated the circumstances surrounding the collision.
The investigation remains ongoing.