The fatal incident at Flamboro Speedway Saturday night is under investigation by Ontario’s Ministry of Labour after an employee died on the track
One person has died following a collision at the Flamboro Speedway.
Hamilton police say they were called to the track on Saturday evening at 9:15p.m., after an employee was injured from an accident on the track. The speedway was hosting a Christmas in July event when the accident occurred.
The employee, a man in his late 60s according to his employer, was taken to Hamilton General Hospital where he died from their injuries.
John Casale, co-owner of the Flamboro Speedway, said two cars were racing and one went airborne. The staff member, who was not named to give his family privacy, was in the speedway’s starter stand. Forensic police and members of the Ministry of Labour were at the scene until 3a.m. and will return on Monday.
Casale he and his staff are in shock over the death.
“He’s been with us for many years,” Casale said, adding that the death has not sunk in for many of the staff members.
This is the first accident in a decade, Casale said, and the first fatal accident in the 54 years he has been at the Flamboro Speedway.
Officers from Hamilton Police, including forensic services and the collision reconstruction unit, remained on scene with the Ministry of Labour. The ministry is conducting an investigation.
Casale said the track remains open, but planned races with the Waterloo Regional Kart Club have been postponed.