Emergency vehicles on the scene of a fatal head-on collision on Highway 5 south of Lethbridge, August 4, 2022. (Photo: LNN)

By LNN Staff

UPDATE

RCMP confirms woman killed in crash south of Lethbridge

Aug 4, 2022 | 5:49 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Alberta RCMP has released more details about a collision that took place on Highway 5 south of Lethbridge on Thursday, August 4, 2022.

Raymond RCMP officers were dispatched at 9:35 a.m. after a small SUV collided head-on with a semi-truck hauling livestock approximately two kilometres north of Welling, Alberta.

The RCMP confirms that the driver of the SUV, a 34-year-old woman from Lethbridge, was killed in the crash. Her name has not been released.

Police say the driver of the semi-truck sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

An RCMP Collision Reconstructionist was at the scene throughout the day, and a second semi-truck was brought in to transport the livestock away from the crash site. It’s not known if any livestock was killed or injured in the collision.

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Highway 5 was closed and traffic was being diverted throughout the day. Motorists are still advised to avoid the area Thursday evening as Raymond RCMP remain on-site and crews work to tow the vehicles and clear the scene.

This is an update to LNN’s earlier story: Highway 5 closed after semi-truck hits the ditch.

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