Ottawa – A Saint John firefighter, 39-year-old Dale Clinton, has died after an accident in Ottawa.

Clinton was rushed to the Ottawa hospital trauma unit but died on route after falling from an hydraulic construction lift in the downtown area of Ottawa early this morning
 
The accident was not work related and Clinton was expected to fly back to Saint John  today to attend a retirement party at the Manchester Avenue fire station on the west side.

Ottawa  police are continuing to investigate the accident