York Regional Police say a man in his 40s in dead following an industrial accident in Vaughan.

It happened at around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday at a property on Applewood Crescent, near Highway 7 and Highway 400.

Officers found a man trapped under a forklift and he was subsequently pronounced dead.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating.

Paramedics confirmed they transported a man to a nearby trauma centre with critical injuries.  The Ministry of Labour has been called to investigate.

Source: CITYNEWS