A man is dead after police say a GFL garbage truck backed over him in an alley just south of Yonge-Dundas Square early Wednesday.

Toronto EMS say they were called to O'Keefe Lane at 6:23 a.m. to reports of a man with injured legs. The lane runs off Yonge-Dundas Square behind the Hard Rock Cafe.

Police say the man was lying down in the alley way at the time of the incident. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Toronto Police Const. Clint Stibbe said police are interviewing the driver and asking witnesses to come forward. Police say the truck was driven by a single operator at the time of the incident. They also say the truck is equipped with a rear-facing camera and beepers to indicate when the truck is reversing.

Police plan to view footage from security cameras in the alley.