Worker killed by falling tree branch in Montreal

Man was cutting trees in a backyard

A man in his 50s has died after being struck by a falling tree branch while working at a private residence in Dorval, in western Montreal.

Emergency responders were called to the scene on Wednesday morning after the man, who was cutting trees in a backyard, was hit by a branch.

Montreal police said the man was knocked unconscious and transported to hospital in critical condition. His death was confirmed in hospital on Wednesday evening.

The Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail ( CNESST )—the province’s workplace safety board—has opened an investigation into the incident. The worker’s identity has not been released.

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