A 16-year-old boy has died after being struck during a snow-clearing operation in Laval on Monday night.
Laval police spokesperson Erika Landry said the incident happened after 9 p.m. in a shopping centre’s parking lot on Le Corbusier Boulevard, near St-Martin Boulevard, on Montreal’s north shore.
The teen was walking through the Galeries Laval parking lot when he was hit by the loading truck’s equipment, according to police. He died at the scene.
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“It was a tragic accident,” Landry said.
The driver, a 49-year-old man, was sent to hospital and treated for shock. He is expected to undergo questioning by police.
Officials say no criminal elements are at play in the teen’s death.
An investigation is underway by police.