Worker dies after falling from ladder on downtown Toronto billboard

Police were called to the intersection of Dupont and Bathurst streets on Monday morning after a worker died on the job.  (Robert Krbavac/CBC - image credit)
Police were called to the intersection of Dupont and Bathurst streets on Monday morning after a worker died on the job. (Robert Krbavac/CBC - image credit)

A worker is dead after falling from a ladder placed on a billboard in downtown Toronto Monday morning, according to police.

The man was at work near Bathurst and Dupont streets at about 8:40 a.m. when he fell.

Paramedics rushed to the scene to care for him, but he was pronounced dead soon after, investigators say.

Toronto police say the Ministry of Labour has been notified, and will now launch an investigation into what happened.