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By Connor Gunn

Vulcan RCMP attend to fatal van-train collision

Oct 25, 2021 | 3:08 PM

VULCAN, AB – On October 25, 2021, at approximately 10:30 am, Vulcan RCMP responded to a collision involving a large van and train in the area of Township Road 132 and the railway crossing near Range Road 230.

EMS, CP Police, and the Alberta Sheriff Highway Patrol attended the scene.

The driver of the van, a 52-year-old male was transported to a local area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Unfortunately, the passenger of the van, a 49-year-old female was declared deceased at the scene.

“Preliminary investigation reveals the van was travelling westbound on Township Road 132 when it was struck by a train that was travelling southbound,” the RCMP release reads.

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The RCMP Collision Analyst attended to assist with the investigation and both occupants of the train were uninjured.

RCMP says as the collision is currently under investigation, no further updates will be provided and the name of the deceased will not be released.

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