1 dead, 2 injured after pit collapse in North York [Video]

A worker has died, and two others are in the hospital with serious injuries after a pit collapsed on them in North York Wednesday afternoon.

It happened at around 5:25 p.m., in the area of Bayview Avenue and Ruddington Drive, just north of Finch Avenue East.

Police said they were fixing a sewer pipe at the time.

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Speaking to reporters on Wednesday night, Toronto Fire Platoon Chief Chris Rowland said the workers were inspecting water pipes and had inserted a camera inside their excavation, which had not been shored.

“So, the weight of the soil, a chunk of it rolled off the back of the hole and collapsed on top of one of the workers and trapped two of the other ones,” Rowland said.

While crews had ladders, rope, and shovels to help with the rescue, Rowland said they had to dig by hand since most of the soil was …