SAINT-ISIDORE-DE-CLIFTON, Que. – A seven-year old boy is dead after being crushed by a garage wall that collapsed during construction.
Police say the accident happened at about 3 p.m. Wednesday in the town of Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton in the Eastern Townships region southeast of Montreal.
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The boy was pronounced dead in hospital a few hours after his arrival.
Investigators and crime scene technicians were sent to the scene to try to understand what caused the wall to collapse.
The boy’s name was not released.
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