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

By The Canadian Press

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

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