One person has died following an accident in the 400 block of Elmstead Rd. in Lakeshore on February 27, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)One person has died following an accident in the 400 block of Elmstead Rd. in Lakeshore on February 27, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
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Windsor Man Identified In Fatal Workplace Accident

Police have identified the man killed in an accident that saw him pinned between a rail car and a tractor in Lakeshore.

The Ontario Provincial Police says 39-year-old Shane Knapp of Windsor was pronounced dead at the scene of a workplace accident on Friday around 2pm.

Police say Knapp was trying to move the rail car on a spur line in the 400-block of Elmstead Rd. when he was pinned.

Because the incident occurred at a business, the Ministry of Labour has been contacted and will be conducting an investigation into Knapp's death.

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