2 construction site workers injured, 1 critically, in Montreal hit-and-run
Workplace safety board shuts down construction site until further notice
A 39-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver, who witnesses say plowed through a construction site in the Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough Wednesday night.
The victim is one of two site installers who were injured in the crash, which happened around 10:20 p.m. at St-Jean-Baptiste and Industriel boulevards.
Witnesses say the driver fled the scene after forcing their vehicle through the construction site and hitting the workers. The second worker, also 39, suffered minor injuries.
The province's workplace safety board, the CNESST, announced late Thursday afternoon that it has shut down the site until the construction company can guarantee the safety of its workers there. The CNESST has also opened an investigation into the hit and run.
In a tweet Thursday morning, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said her thoughts go out to the victims and she denounced an apparent lack of regard for their safety.
"The construction workers on our roads do important work in conditions that are not always easy. Impatience or recklessness toward them has no place and they deserve our full respect, no matter the detours required," she wrote.
Montreal police are also investigating and are still searching for the driver.