The employee died while performing maintenance on a bus at the Central Parkway maintenance garage, according to Geoff Wright, Commissioner of Transportation and Works, for the City of Mississauga. Wright said the worker died after being taken to Credit Valley Hospital. Peel Regional Police and the Ontario Ministry of Labor are investigating. The employee’s name has not been released. Flags at the MiWay facility are at half-staff in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week, but will remain at half-staff in honor of the employee, Wright said. John Di Nino, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Canada, said in a statement Saturday that the union is shocked and saddened by the accident. “This is just another reminder of the potential dangers Transit professionals face every day. ATU Canada extends heartfelt thoughts, prayers and support to the family, friends and colleagues of the fallen Amalgamated Transit Union member,” he said. Mississauga mayoral candidate Bonnie Crombie offered her condolences to the worker’s family, friends and colleagues in a tweet on Saturday. Today, unfortunately we lost one of our own. This morning one https://t.co/BMEEqkyKKL —@MayorCrombie
