Aporia · Traffic controller in critical condition after being struck by a plane in Montreal

A traffic controller was struck by an aircraft backing up on a runway at Montreal's International Airport around 7:30 p.m. Eastern. The incident has left the controller in critical condition at the hospital. No specific details are given about the cause of the accident, which is being investigated by officers and crime scene investigators. The case will be transferred to the Commission on Standards, Equity, Health, and Safety at Work for further investigation as a workplace accident.

Written by the local model on 2026-08-25, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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A traffic controller at Montreal's International Airport was seriously injured after being struck by an airplane backing up on a runway around 7:30 p.m. Eastern** time. The incident occurred despite the fact that planes are not supposed to back into runways, and authorities have launched an investigation to determine what caused the accident. The controller is currently in critical condition at the hospital. The Montreal Police Service has confirmed that the case will be transferred to a workplace safety commission due to its classification as a work-related accident.

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The Montreal Police Service confirmed to The Canadian Press that the case will be transferred to the Commission on Standards, Equity, Health, and Safety at Work, as it is a workplace accident.

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Traffic controller in critical condition after being struck by a plane in Montreal · mixed framing

A traffic controller was reportedly struck by an aircraft that was backing up on a runway at Montreal’s International Airport. uncertain

that → strike → Airport

He is now in a life-threatening condition at the hospital. asserted

He → threaten → hospital

Emergency services were reportedly called to the scene around 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Officers and crime scene investigators are on site to determine the causes of the accident. uncertain

Officers → call → accident

The Montreal Police Service confirmed to The Canadian Press that the case will be transferred to the Commission on Standards, Equity, Health, and Safety at Work, as it is a workplace accident. asserted

it → confirm → Work

Traffic controller in critical condition after being struck by a plane in Montreal

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