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Montreal Transit Agency Probes Death of Man Struck by Subway Train

The Montreal transit agency has opened an investigation after a man fell onto the subway tracks at Lionel-Groulx station and was fatally struck by a train.


Entrance to the Lionel-Groulx metro station in Montreal, 2011
Entrance to the Lionel-Groulx metro station in Montreal, 2011 · Photo: Idej Elixe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

A man died in Montreal, Canada, after falling onto the subway tracks at the Lionel-Groulx station and being struck by a train, outlets Global News and the Montreal Gazette reported.

According to the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), the man was unable to climb back onto the platform before being hit by an incoming train.

Following the fatal incident, the local transit agency launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. Further details regarding the victim's identity and what caused him to fall have not yet been released.

Sources: Global News, Montreal Gazette

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