Man taken to hospital after 6-metre fall in Dartmouth
CBC News
Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:33 AM AT
Last Updated: Aug 31, 2012 8:34 AM AT
A man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after falling about six metres from a building near the MacKay bridge in Dartmouth Thursday night, say police.
The province's Department of Labour is investigating the fall.
The man was helping to dismantle a bridge commission building when he fell from a platform at about 8:45 p.m.
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