A 58-year-old man was killed while he was loading a cargo jet near the Halifax Stanfield International Airport early Friday.

RCMP were called to the facility on Pratt and Whitney Drive at 4:43 a.m.

Police say the man, who worked for Service Air, was loading the cargo jet when he became trapped by a hydraulic baggage loader.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The matter has been turned over to the medical examiner's office and the Department of Labour.

Police have not released the man’s name.