A semi-trailer truck found itself vertically in the Manouane River on Monday after swerving on a bridge, near the Atikamekw reserve of Wemotaci, in Mauricie.
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Emergency services were still trying to extricate the driver as of early Monday afternoon. The driver’s condition was not known at the time of this writing. The accident took place around 8 a.m. on forest road 461, which connects the municipality of La Tuque to the Wemotaci reserve, in Haute-Mauricie.
The truck reportedly veered off the road as it crossed the bridge before ending up nose first in the river and coming to a standstill. The dump truck was transporting stones, said Hélène St-Pierre, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec.
The newspaper L’écho de La Tuque reported that Sûreté du Québec responders as well as Wemotaci police and emergency services are on the scene to participate in the emergency response. An investigation will be opened to determine the circumstances of the tragedy.