A ground worker was seriously injured after being struck by an aircraft on the apron at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) on the evening of August 24, 2026. Airport operator Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) confirmed that emergency services responded around 19:30 local time following the accident involving an aircraft and a member of the airport community. The injured employee was immediately transported to a hospital for medical treatment.
According to Radio-Canada, the worker was a signaller responsible for guiding aircraft on and off airport stands. The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) confirmed the individual sustained serious injuries. The incident occurred while French bee Airbus A350-900 (registration F-HREY) was preparing to operate flight BF5761 to Paris Orly Airport (ORY). The flight had been scheduled to depart at 18:00 local time but did not leave following the occurrence.
Flight records indicate that F-HREY had previously arrived in Montreal from Orly as flight BF760 on August 22 at 21:27. Its scheduled return leg, flight BF761, was canceled that evening due to a reported technical issue. French bee subsequently dispatched another Airbus A350-900, registered as F-HREU, to fulfill the scheduled BF761 service, which departed Montreal at 00:11 on August 25.
Because the event is classified as an industrial workplace accident, the SPVM stated the investigation will be transferred to Quebec’s workplace safety regulator, the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST). A spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) confirmed its investigators were notified of the incident, though no official deployment notice had been issued as of August 25. ADM stated that general airport operations continued normally and advised passengers to verify flight schedules with their respective airlines.
