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A Laval constabulary spokesperson said a car fell into the h2o aft 1 of the ferry’s mooring lines detached arsenic cars were disembarking. The operator managed to flight the car earlier it sank.
The 67-year-old operator was treated for shock, but was different unharmed
CBC News
· Posted: Jul 17, 2025 2:57 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
A car fell disconnected a ferry successful the Montreal country connected Wednesday afternoon, but its operator managed to flight the sinking conveyance and marque it to shore.
The car, a Tesla, fell into the h2o astir 5:20 p.m. arsenic it was disembarking from the Paule II, a tiny ferry that carries six cars betwixt Île-Bizard and Laval, conscionable northbound of Montreal.
A Laval constabulary spokesperson said 1 of the ferry's mooring lines detached arsenic cars were disembarking, causing the ferry to drift distant from the dock. Police accidental the Tesla fell into the gap.
A 67-year-old antheral was astatine the instrumentality of the conveyance astatine the time. He managed to flight the car earlier it sank and a ferry worker jumped into the h2o to assistance him marque it to shore.
He was transported to the infirmary to beryllium treated for shock.
The car has been removed from the h2o and is considered a full loss, according to police.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said successful a quality merchandise it was sending a squad to analyse the incident.
Written by Matthew Lapierre
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