Workplace fatality involving dump-truck in North Vancouver

A 24-year-old male working close to a dump-truck at the construction site at a construction site near Handsworth Road and Timberline Place in North Vancouver was knocked down and crushed by the truck on Tuesday (June 5) at approximately 10:30 a.m. The Vancouver resident was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident is in the early stages of investigation, according to North Vancouver RCMP. Assisting with the investigation is North Vancouver RCMP Serious Crime Unit, ICARS (Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service), WorkSafeBC, and BC Coroners Service.