Northeast Montreal workplace accident results in fatality and injuries

Friday, May 30, 2025, 12:20 pm

A devastating workplace accident northeast of Montreal left one person dead and two injured after a lift trolley collapsed a metal structure. Authorities are now scrutinizing the incident amid growing concerns over workplace safety protocols, with some critics wryly noting that such tragedies rarely come packaged with adequate preventive measures.

globalnews.ca / 1 dead, 2 hurt after workplace accident northeast of Montreal

Quebec provincial police say they believe a lift trolley fell on a metal structure that collapsed at a work site on Thursday.

thestar.com / One dead, two hurt after workplace accident northeast of Montreal

MONTREAL - A man in his 30s is dead and two people are badly injured after a workplace accident in Sorel-Tracy, northeast of Montreal.

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