Driver killed in truck rollover in La Pche

Local police say a 70-year-old man was pronounced dead in hospital Monday morning after rolling his truck west of Wakefield in La Pche, Que.

Police in theMRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouaissaid they were called to chemin de la Beurrerienear its intersection with chemin McCrankaround 7:05 a.m.

They said in a news release that when the 10-wheel truck rolled near a curve, the driver was ejected from his seat and pinned under his vehicle.

Chemin de la Beurrerieis closed for the investigation, police said. They said the victim was fromLa Pche and didn't release his name.

That same hour,a 63-year-old workerfrom Bouchette was killed when he was pinned between two heavy vehicles in a Chelsea construction site.

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