One person remains in hospital after deadly gondola crash at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant
By The Canadian Press on July 17, 2023.
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. – One person remains in hospital a day after a deadly gondola crash at Quebec’s popular Mont Tremblant resort. Two people were thrown from a sightseeing gondola at the resort in the Laurentian Mountains on Sunday, killing one and critically injuring the other. Provincial police said the crash occurred shortly before noon when a piece of construction equipment struck the gondola. A statement from Station Mont Tremblant said the 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’s Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx said in a post on Twitter that she is following the situation closely. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 17, 2023. 8-7
