A 30-year-old construction worker was killed in a workplace accident involving a backhoe in Montreal Saturday morning.
The incident occurred at a construction site just before noon on St-Hubert Street near Jean-Talon Street, in the Villeray neighbourhood.
According to Urgences-Sante, the incident involved a backhoe. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.
Quebec's workplace health and safety board (CNESST) is investigating.