A 53-year-old man is dead after a camper trailer he was working under collapsed on top of him.
On Tuesday (July 11) at 2:52 p.m., the Northumberland Detachment of the OPP responded to an incident at an 11th Line West property just north of Campbellford involving a 23-foot camper trailer that had collapsed on top of the man.
Trent Hills Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services were already at the scene when police arrived. Family members had already raised the trailer, allowing emergency crews access to the injured man.
The Fire Department placed further cribbing to allow them to remove the man and transport him to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Police determined that the man was working on supports underneath the trailer when they suddenly became unstable and collapsed. Investigators do not consider the incident to be suspicious and do not suspect foul play.
The name of the man who died is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
