One dead, two hurt after workplace accident northeast of Montreal

A Surete du Quebec police car is seen at their headquarters in Montreal, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

DRUMMONDVILLE - A traffic control worker has been killed on the job after he was hit by a heavy-duty truck in Drummondville, Que., about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal.聽

Quebec provincial police say the truck hit the signaller at about 7:45 a.m. on Robert-Bernard Road, which is near an industrial area.聽

Police say the man in his 60s was declared dead at the scene. The truck driver was not injured.

The road has been temporarily closed to traffic while collision reconstruction experts analyze the scene.聽

The province's workplace health and safety board as well as the coroner's office have launched investigations into the death.

A Quebec labour tribunal found last year that traffic signallers are 鈥渆xposed to multiple dangers" on the job, and ordered they receive more training on health and safety around construction sites.

This report by 春色直播was first published April 4, 2025.聽

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