The coroner’s office has been called in to investigate after a construction worker, 34, fell to his death from the second floor of the Eaton Centre on Friday.

At around 12:50 p.m., police rushed to the mall’s northeast entrance at Yonge and Dundas Sts., said Toronto police Const. Jenifferjit Sidhu.

The worker was transported to the hospital in critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries.

The man was tethered to a harness when he fell from the second floor, said Staff Sgt. Ron Boyce of 52 Division.

Further details surrounding the victim’s fall are being investigated by the coroner’s office, said Boyce.

Police are speaking to construction workers in the area to get more information on what happened.

Clarification - September 18, 2017: This article was edited from a previous version that used a file photo to illustrate the article. The file photo showed a construction scene at the Eaton Centre from May 20 where cranes from transportation company Mammoet could be seen. According Mammoet, the company was not involved in any way in the accident reported in this story.

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