Man Dead in Industrial Accident at North York Shopping Centre

A man died in an industrial accident at a North York shopping centre Thursday evening, according to Toronto Police.

Officers were called to RioCan Empress Walk Plaza at Yonge Street and Empress Avenue shortly after 5 p.m. on June 25 for reports of an incident involving an escalator. Police found the man at the scene and he was pronounced dead there.

Police evacuated and shut down the plaza. No other details about the circumstances of the death were provided, and the Ontario Ministry of Labour has been notified.