A man died in hospital after being struck by falling scaffolding during the wind storm Friday, Toronto police said.

Around 5:45 p.m., scaffolding fell on a man standing in the laneway at College and Yonge Sts., said Gary Long, spokesperson for Toronto police.

Police were called to the scene by witnesses, and the man was taken to hospital by paramedics.

He later died from his injuries in hospital.

The Ministry of Labour investigated the construction site on Saturday morning to ensure there were no other risks to safety on site.

With files from Clare Rayment

Editor’s note: This has been updated from a previous version with new information from police that the person killed wasn’t a worker on the construction site.