Ontario woman still in critical condition after deadly Quebec gondola crash
An Ontario woman in her 50s remains in hospital in critical condition on Monday after a deadly gondola crash at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant resort over the weekend.
Quebec provincial police said the incident happened just before noon on Sunday, when a drilling machine struck two cabins on the moving gondola.
Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said one of the two cabins was empty, while the other had two passengers, both of whom were ejected.
The victims, a man and a woman from Ontario, were rushed to hospital in critical condition.
The man, also in his 50s, died of his injuries on Sunday.
Bilodeau said the deceased hailed from Kingston but would not confirm the connection between the man and the woman, saying only they lived in different cities.
In a statement issued Sunday, officials of the popular resort extended their condolences to all involved.
The resort also specified the heavy machinery involved in the fatal crash was operated by a third party.
The gondola ride remains closed until further notice amid the ongoing investigation by Sûreté du Québec officers.
Bilodeau said Monday afternoon that officers had yet to meet with the drill operator who, was in a state of shock after the incident.
Police were hoping to meet other witnesses, as well as carry out an inspection of the construction machinery.
Mont-Tremblant is located roughly 130 kilometres northwest of Montreal in the Laurentian Mountains.
— With files from Global News’ Alessia Maratta and The Canadian Press
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