Traffic controller in critical condition after being struck by a plane in Montreal – Montreal

A traffic controller was reportedly struck by an aircraft that was backing up on a runway at Montreal’s International Airport.

He is now in a life-threatening condition at the hospital.

Emergency services were reportedly called to the scene around 7:30 p.m. Eastern.

Officers and crime scene investigators are on site to determine the causes of the accident.

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The Montreal Police Service confirmed to The Canadian Press that the case will be transferred to the Commission on Standards, Equity, Health, and Safety at Work, as it is a workplace accident.

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