TORONTO -- Police say a man has died and another person has been seriously injured after an industrial accident at a construction site in Pickering Monday.

Emergency crews were called to a construction site near Pickering Parkway at around 1 p.m.

One male was pronounced dead after sustaining fatal injuries. Second male has non-life threatening injuries. Ministry of Labour are the lead investigators. https://t.co/OyqwEtkERg — Durham Regional Police (@DRPS) February 10, 2020

According to Durham police, one man was transported to hospital without vital signs and was later pronounced dead.

Another person was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The Ontario Ministry of Labour said it had been notified of the accident, which took place at Amica Pickering, the site of a future retirement building.

The ministry said it was “reported but not confirmed” that two workers were injured and a third was fatally injured when a temporary wall fell.

"Our thoughts are with the family and colleagues of the workers at this project," a spokesperson said.

"Ministry inspectors have been assigned and our investigation is ongoing.”

No further details have been provided regarding the circumstances of the incident.