Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the death of a Texas man who they say fell from a highway overpass to his death while fleeing from officers on Saturday.
The Special Investigations Unit says the incident happened at about 10:15 a.m. in Brockville, Ont., when local police saw a ``person of interest'' on the overpass.
They say that as officers approached, he ``fled and went over the guardrail,'' and landed on a highway on-ramp.
The agency says he died after being taken to hospital.
The SIU has not given his name, but say he is a 56-year-old from Houston, Texas.
The SIU is an arm's-length agency that is automatically called in to investigate reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.