Workplace accident leaves one dead, two injured in Sorel-Tracy

This photo of a Sûreté du Québec (SQ) vehicle was taken in Montreal on July 22, 2020. (The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson)

One person is dead, and two others are injured following a workplace accident in Sorel-Tracy on Thursday afternoon, provincial police (SQ) say.

The SQ said emergency services were called around 2:30 p.m. to Marie-Victorin Road near Jean-Talon Street.

Preliminary information suggests a forklift operating above ground level fell onto a metal structure, causing it to collapse.

“Unfortunately, an individual was declared dead at the scene. Two other people were transported to hospital with serious injuries, but their lives are not in danger,” an SQ spokesperson said.

SQ investigators, along with Quebec’s workplace safety board, the CNESST, are investigating.