The RCMP is responding to a fatal rollover just north of Nanton on August 14, 2024. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

One person killed in semi-truck rollover near Nanton

Aug 14, 2024 | 1:12 PM

NANTON, AB – The RCMP is responding to a fatal collision in southern Alberta.

The police service says it was dispatched to a section of Highway 2 just north of Nanton around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

A semi-truck carrying ammonium nitrate rolled over.

The driver of the truck, an unidentified 31-year-old man, was pronounced deceased on scene.

Emergency crews remain at the site of the incident and are working to clear the area.

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The cause of the rollover has not been stated by the RCMP.

As of 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, 511.Alberta.ca states that the section of Highway 2 is still closed.

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