Alberta RCMP looking for witnesses or dashcam video of a suspected road rage-related crash near Carstairs, Alberta on August 27, 2022. (Photo: LNN)

By The Canadian Press

Child ejected from SUV in suspected road-rage crash on Alberta highway

Aug 29, 2022 | 12:29 PM

CARSTAIRS, AB – RCMP in Alberta say a young child suffered life-threatening injuries after being ejected from a vehicle during a possible road rage incident.

Police say they received reports of road rage on Saturday afternoon [August 27, 2022] that described a white truck passing vehicles, which they say overtook a family SUV on Highway 2 near Carstairs, Alberta.

Police allege the truck braked aggressively in front of the SUV and when the SUV tried to avoid a collision, it rolled through the median ditch before coming to rest along a fence.

One child under five was ejected from the vehicle and was flown by helicopter to hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries.

Four others in the SUV — two children and two adults — were also in serious condition and were taken to hospital by ground ambulance.

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Police say the suspect vehicle did not remain at the scene, and they’re asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision or may have dashboard camera footage to contact them.

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