Quebec Coroners Urge Montreal To Install Metro Platform Screens To Prevent Suicides

The Quebec coroner’s agency has released a bid of recommendations aimed astatine preventing suicides successful nan Montreal metro system.

The coroners who made nan recommendations analyzed nan cases of 4 men who died by termination successful nan metro successful 2024.

Their first proposal is to accelerate nan planned installation of surface doors connected metro platforms, presently scheduled for 2033.

They are besides recommending amended video surveillance and an summation successful nan number of labor trained to spot and intervene erstwhile a personification is showing signs of distress.

The coroners authorities that termination is simply a analyzable arena that tin beryllium linked to various factors and vulnerabilities.

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They opportunity that 92 group committed termination successful nan metro betwixt 2015 and 2023, an mean of astir 10 per year.

Support is disposable for anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts aliases concerned astir personification who whitethorn be. Counsellors are disposable 24/7 crossed Quebec and tin beryllium reached successful English aliases French by calling 1-866-277-3553, texting 53 53 53, aliases visiting suicide.ca