By Canadian Press

Workplace safety officials investigating truck driver death at Port of Montreal

Apr 27, 2024 | 9:02 AM

Montreal’s port authority says a man has died after an apparent accident at one of its wharves.

Port of Montreal spokesperson Renée Larouche says the authority was notified of an accident involving a truck driver at the Viau shipping terminal northeast of downtown at around 2 p.m. on Friday.

Police and emergency services were called to the scene.

Larouche says Quebec’s workplace safety board — the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail — has taken over an investigation into the incident.

A Montreal police spokesperson says the department is unable to comment on the event while the provincial agency’s investigation is active.

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Larouche says the port authority is extending its condolences to the truck driver’s family.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 27, 2024.

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