A six-year-old child has died after a sledding accident Monday afternoon at a park in Chambly, as spring break begins in the Montérégie region.
Emergency services were called shortly before 3 p.m. to the toboggan hill at Robert-Lebel Park, behind the local arena.
The child reportedly lost control while sliding down the hill and crashed into a pole separating the run from the parking lot, suffering severe head injuries and significant blood loss. The child went into cardiorespiratory arrest during transport to hospital in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Just after 5 p.m. sergeant Marie-Eve Boulanger, spokesperson for the Richelieu Saint-Laurent Intermunicipal Police Board confirmed that the child had died following the accident.
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Police secured the area and closed the hill for the rest of the day while investigators worked to determine the circumstances.
The City of Chambly has previously noted the site is unsupervised and recommends adult supervision.
