Updated: June 25, 2026 at 9:07PM EDT

Published: June 25, 2026 at 8:17PM EDT

A man has died after he fell from an escalator at a mall in North York on Thursday afternoon.

Toronto police say they received reports of an incident on an escalator at RioCan Empress Walk shortly after 5 p.m.

Empress Walk incident Police cruisers are parked outside Empress Walk mall after a man fell from an escalator and died. (Jacob Estrin)

Emergency services arrived and a man was later pronounced dead at the scene, police say.

The mall was evacuated and closed as a result.

Police say the incident is not being treated as a criminal matter and that the Ministry of Labour will be investigating.