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Quebec's chief coroner orders inquiry into deaths linked to heavy-truck collisions
The inquiry addresses rising heavy truck deaths linked to inexperienced low-paid drivers; 100 of 379 road fatalities in 2024 involved heavy vehicles, a 35.1% increase, officials said.
- Quebec's Chief Coroner has ordered a public inquiry into fatal collisions involving heavy trucks, as announced by Reno Bernier.
- The inquiry will focus on the deaths of Tanya and Elliot Lalonde in a crash on Highway 30.
- The coroner may include other truck-involved deaths to provide a more complete understanding of the issue.
- Trucking industry representatives state that there is an increase in inexperienced and low-paid drivers as a safety concern.
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Quebec’s Chief Coroner Announces Public Inquiry Into Deadly Trucking Collisions
Quebec’s chief coroner has ordered a public inquiry to examine what’s behind a surge in deadly truck collisions in the province in recent months. The inquiry, announced Oct. 10, comes amid repeated warnings from trucking industry representatives, who say an increase in unqualified truck drivers in the province is contributing to the spate of deadly accidents. They say some companies, mostly based in Ontario, take advantage of immigrant drivers b…
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24heures.caThe call of the Quebec Chief Coroner is welcomed by the Professor of Management and Law at the University of Ottawa Gilles LeVasseur.
Quebec to hold public inquiry into trucking-related road deaths
The chief coroner issued a media release on Friday. He said Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière asked him to hold the inquiry into, specifically, the deaths of Tanya and Elliot Lalonde, who died in a crash on Highway 30 on August 27.
A public inquiry into deaths involving heavy trucks is ordered by the Quebec Chief Coroner. It thus responds to the request of the Minister of Public Safety, Ian Lafrenière.
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