One person is still in hospital after a fatal gondola accident on Mont Tremblant in Quebec
MONT TREMBLANT, Que. – One person is still in hospital a day after a deadly gondola crash at the popular Mont Tremblant resort in Quebec.
Two people were thrown from a tourist gondola at the resort in the Laurentian Mountains on Sunday, killing one and seriously injuring the other.
Provincial police said the crash happened shortly before noon when a piece of construction equipment hit the gondola.
A statement from Mont Tremblant Station said construction equipment involved in the collision was operated by a third party.
The gondola remains closed until further notice and Sunday’s activities on the mountain, including an ongoing Blues Festival, were cancelled.
Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx said in a post on Twitter that she is closely monitoring the situation.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on July 17, 2023.
