The RCMP say five people were killed and another seriously injured in a collision in northern Alberta on March 19, 2023. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Five dead following collision in northern Alberta
Mar 20, 2023 | 3:29 PM
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HIGH PRAIRIE, AB – Five people are dead and a sixth is in life-threatening condition following a two-vehicle crash northeast of Atikameg, Alberta.
Mounties from High Prairie, Red Earth Creek, and Faust say they responded to the crash at around 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, 2023, on Highway 750, about eight kilometres south of Highway 88.
Early reports from the RCMP indicate a GMC pickup truck was travelling northbound in the southbound lane when it collided with a southbound minivan.
The RCMP reports that women in the truck, a 36-year-old from Loon Lake and a 30-year-old from Slave Lake, were pronounced dead at the scene.
