Thursday, August 20, 2015

Road maintenance worker dies after being struck on 174 median, between Montreal Road, Jeanne D'Arc exits





CBC News Posted: Aug 20, 2015 1:21 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 20, 2015 4:16 PM ET



A black SUV struck a landscape maintenance worker on the 174 median early Thursday afternoon. Police and the Ministry of Labour are investigating. (CBC News)


A worker has died after being struck by an SUV in the median of Regional Road 174 on Thursday.

It happened between the Montreal Road and Jeanne D'Arc exits at about 12:55 p.m.


The 174 was expected to remain closed until at least 6 p.m. Thursday to allow police to analyze the scene. (CBC News)

The worker was thrown several metres by the force of the crash and had no vital signs when paramedics arrived. He was taken to hospital in critical condition with severe trauma and was later pronounced dead.

His identity has not been released. Paramedics said he was conducting landscape maintenance on the median.

The driver of the black SUV, which was heading west on the 174 at the time of the crash, suffered facial, head and back injuries and was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition, paramedics said.

He had to be extricated from the vehicle by firefighters.

Paramedics said his condition later improved to stable.

The 174 is closed in both directions between the Blair and Jeanne D'Arc exits while police and Ministry of Labour officials investigate. The road is expected to remain closed until at least 6 p.m. Thursday.

Source:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/worker-dies-after-being-struck-on-174-median-police-say-1.3197885