A 54-year-old truck driver from Toronto is dead after an industrial accident in Ajax early Saturday morning.

According to Durham police, the man was walking through a loading dock at Atlas Logistics on Bayly Street East at around 3:35 a.m. when he was struck by a truck that had been in the process of locating a trailer.

The man was rushed to hospital, but was pronounced dead some time later.

The 46-year-old driver of the truck was not injured.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating.

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