The Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating after a worker was seriously injured in a fall at a construction site in Southgate on Wednesday.

At about 1 p.m. Grey Bruce OPP responded to the construction site along with Grey County EMS and the Dundalk Fire Department.

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A 20-year-old Linwood resident fell approximately eight metres from a roof while working at the site. The worker sustained serious life-altering injuries and was transported to a local hospital before being airlifted to a trauma centre for further treatment, police said in a news release.

The Ministry of Labour has been notified and is investigating, police said.

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