Boisbriand: two men injured by a vehicle which settles on them

News 15 October, 2017
  • Photo Agence QMI, Pascal Girard
    Two men aged in their twenties who were carrying out repairs on a vehicle, behind a residential building on Parthenais street in Boisbriand, were injured when it collapsed on them, at 18h, Saturday 14 October 2017.

    QMI agency

    Saturday, 14 October, 2017 20:26

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    BOISBRIAND | Two men were injured, including one to the head, when the vehicle in which they were to repair it in the parking lot of an apartment building in Boisbriand, collapsed on them.

    The incident occurred at about 18 h on Parthenais street.

    According to the preliminary findings identified by the Régie intermunicipale de police Thérèse-De Blainville, the lifting system of the vehicle that they had installed would have given up.

    It is a witness that has emerged from their unfortunate position. The two men, aged 20 and 21 years, were given first aid before being transported to the hospital.

    One of the two has suffered injuries to a shoulder, while the other was wounded in the head. He was aware at the time of being transported to the hospital.

    The police department has decided to open an investigation, audit and examination of equipment and premises – in order to determine the exact circumstances of the event.