79-year-old dies during three-wheeled motorcycle lesson in Laval: police

Posted October 8, 2023 5:09 pm.
A 79-year-old man died Sunday morning in Laval while taking a course to drive a three-wheeled motorcycle.
The accident occurred around 8:40 a.m. on Boulevard des Mille-Îles, in Laval.
According to information from the Laval Police Service (SPL), the man was taking a practical course for Can-Am Spyder vehicles.
“At the time of the accident, he was in the parking lot for a closed circuit,” said Stéphanie Beshara, an SPL spokesperson.
For a reason yet to be determined, the man began to accelerate rapidly while heading toward a ravine.
The vehicle fell into the gap and the man fell several metres. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A police investigation is ongoing to determine the causes and circumstances of the accident.
—This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews