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Fatal workplace crash involving dump truck under investigation in Kahnawake

Quebec provincial police spokesperson Sgt. Nancy Fournier says authorities received a call at around 8 p.m. about a crash in the water between Neuville, Que., and St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Mario Beauregard

An investigation is underway after a dump truck driver died while on the job in Kahnawake, a Mohawk community just south of Montreal.

The Kahnawake Peacekeepers say the fatal workplace incident unfolded at the JFK Quarry on Route 207. Authorities were called to scene shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday.

“An articulated dump truck had driven off an inclined path and fallen into the quarry,” the Peacekeepers said in a statement.

The man was killed in the crash. The Peacekeepers say the victim is not a member of the community.

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The Quebec provincial police’s accident reconstruction team was brought in to help with the investigation.

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“Out of respect for the victim’s family and as this incident remains under investigation, no other details will be released at this time,” the Peacekeepers said.

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