Drilling machine struck gondola in fatal Mont-Tremblant, Que. crash: police
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Quebec provincial police say the type of construction equipment involved in a gondola crash at Mont Tremblant this weekend, killing a man and seriously injuring a woman, was a drilling machine belonging to a third party. They say the gondola struck the machinery about halfway up the mountain at a popular ski resort about 130 kilometres northwest of Montreal.
Quebec provincial police say the type of construction equipment involved in a gondola crash at Mont Tremblant this weekend, killing a man and seriously injuring a woman, was a drilling machine belonging to a third party.
They say the gondola struck the machinery about halfway up the mountain at a popular ski resort about 130 kilometres northwest of Montreal, later adding that two gondolas were struck - one was carrying two passengers and one was unoccupied.
"Sill a lot of possible witnesses to meet, including of course the man who was operating this drill. He was in a state of shock following this," said (SQ) spokesperson Audrey-Anne Bilodeau,
The people from Ontario, both in their 50s were in the gondola mid-way up the mountain when the impact of the machine ejected them from the cabin. They fell many metres to the ground, police said, unable to confirm the exact distance.
"The woman, she's still in critical condition this morning in a Montreal area hospital," while the man was declared dead in hospital on Sunday, Bilodeau said.
She expects they will release the identity of the man later on Monday after conferring with the family. They do not know yet how the two gondola passengers are related to one another, if at all.
Along with police, Quebec's workplace health and safety board (CNESST) is also investigating. as is the Regie du Batiment du Quebec (RBQ).
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