Man suffers severe burns on cherry picker in North York

Emergency crews rushed to the city’s north end Wednesday morning after a man suffered severe burns while working on a cherry picker.

Toronto police say the incident happened just before 11 a.m. in the area of Haynes Avenue and Assiniboine Road, near Finch Avenue West and Sentinel Road.

Paramedics tell CityNews that they transported one adult male to a burn centre with significant burns and a second male to the hospital with minor injuries.

A third individual received treatment at the scene and was not transported to the hospital.