A ground crew worker 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.
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Officers and crime scene investigators are on site to determine the causes of the accident.
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.
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story said a traffic controller was struck by a plane. The Canadian Press has since corrected the story to state it was a ground crew worker.
Aside from the erroneous use of the term Traffic Controller to describe ground personnel the article then leads one to believe that the aircraft was backing up at the time. Modern jetliners do not back up under their own power. They are manoeuvred by ground tugs. Seems like an attempt to sensationalize this unfortunate incident.
Traffic controller???? Maybe the writer meant a ground worker??? Accuracy in reporting really has fallen. Along with editorial preview and oversight.
It really makes it harder and harder to believe what these people write.
Professionals, HAH…….
‘Traffic controller’ lmfao this network is a fuc*ing joke. Shut down Global news, Canada’s worst media outlet! More layoff needed.
Trafic controler, you sure about this ?