{"id":281646,"date":"2025-11-14T02:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T02:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/281646\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T02:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T02:29:07","slug":"hamilton-crossing-guard-fatally-hit-by-dump-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/281646\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton crossing guard fatally hit by dump truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A City of Hamilton crossing guard is dead after being hit by a dump truck on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Hamilton police said the collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/a9FUUo2ZGAwF1zoE6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mohawk Road and Upper Wentworth Street.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The crossing guard, a 52-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The circumstances that led to the collision are unknown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police said the driver of the truck remained at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Ministry of Labour has been notified and will conduct a separate investigation, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThis incident has had a significant impact on our community. Crossing guards play a vital role in protecting children and supporting safe school routes, and the loss of a community member performing this important work is deeply felt,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cHamilton Police Service extends our condolences to the victim\u2019s family, colleagues, and the broader Hamilton community as we grieve together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/D2ODUND4HBGNZFRQ34UAO7DLFA.png\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Hamilton collision The intersection of Mohawk Road and Upper Wentworth Street is closed after a fatal collision on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The intersection is expected to remain closed for several hours while the investigation at the scene is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cMotorists are urged to avoid the area, use alternate routes, and anticipate delays. The public is asked to stay clear of the area to allow investigators and partner agencies to work safely and effectively,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath said she was \u201cheartbroken\u201d and extended her deepest condolences to the victim\u2019s family, friends, co-workers and \u201ceveryone touched by this terrible loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThis tragedy is a devastating reminder of how fragile life is and how important it is that we all look out for one another on our roads,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cEveryone &#8211; whether driving, walking, or cycling &#8211; has a role to play in keeping our community safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamOnt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#HamOnt<\/a> Please see my Statement regarding the tragic incident regarding a City of Hamilton Crossing Guard today.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cI am heartbroken to learn of the tragic incident that took the life of one of Hamilton\u2019s dedicated crossing guards today.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>On behalf of the City of Hamilton and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jq3CCCB0Br\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Jq3CCCB0Br<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrea Horwath (@AndreaHorwath) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndreaHorwath\/status\/1989095818184241453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A City of Hamilton crossing guard is dead after being hit by a dump truck on Thursday afternoon.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281647,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[712,49,48,44],"class_list":{"0":"post-281646","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-canada","8":"tag-apple-news","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}