Man rescued after becoming trapped in trench in Etobicoke
Posted July 20, 2018 4:59 pm.
Last Updated July 20, 2018 6:26 pm.
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A man who became trapped in a trench in Etobicoke on Friday afternoon has been rescued.
It happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Alhart Drive, near Albion Road and Islington Avenue.
Toronto Fire said the man was buried in dirt up to the top of his head in dirt. A space was cleared around his head so he could breathe.
Crews used a vacuum truck to remove dirt from around the man’s torso, and then crews pulled him out around 5:30 p.m.
Paramedics took him to Sunnybrook hospital in stable condition.
There’s no word yet on how the man became trapped. Toronto Fire said it may have been a construction accident.