Traffic control worker dies after being hit by heavy-duty truck in Drummondville, Que.

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 04, 2025 3:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

A postulation power idiosyncratic has been killed connected the occupation aft helium was deed by a heavy-duty motortruck successful Drummondville, Que., astir 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal.

Quebec provincial constabulary accidental the motortruck deed the signaller astatine astir 7:45 a.m. connected Robert-Bernard Road, which is adjacent an concern area.

Police accidental the antheral successful his 60s was declared dormant astatine the scene. The motortruck operator was not injured.

The roadworthy has been temporarily closed to postulation portion collision reconstruction experts analyse the scene.

The province's workplace wellness and information committee arsenic good arsenic the coroner's bureau person launched investigations into the death.

A Quebec labour tribunal recovered past twelvemonth that postulation signallers are "exposed to aggregate dangers" connected the job, and ordered they person much grooming connected wellness and information astir operation sites.