CNESST investigating the said accident
One truck driver died on Friday at the Port of Montreal in Quebec, according to reports.
The apparent accident happened at one of the port’s wharfs, according to a report from The Canadian Press.
Details about what exactly happened is unavailable as of writing of this article.
Port of Montreal authority was notified of the at the Viau shipping terminal northeast of downtown around 2 p.m. on Friday, The Canadian Press reported in an article posted on the Montreal Gazette.
Police and emergency services were called to the scene.
Quebec’s workplace safety board – the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) – is investigating the incident, Larouche told The Canadian Press.
The port authority is extending its condolences to the truck driver’s family, Larouche said in the report.
