A man is dead after an industrial accident in Brampton, Ont., Monday evening, police say.

Officers responded to the area of Kennedy Road S. and Clarence Street shortly before 4 p.m., Peel Regional Police Const. Tyler Bell-Morena told CBC Toronto in an email.

Police were called about someone who had fallen into a construction hole, he said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Ministry of Labour will be investigating, Bell-Morena added.

CBC Toronto reached out to the ministry for comment.

Police have closed off the area.