Fatal crash on QEII Highway amid 'treacherous' driving conditions between Airdrie, Red Deer
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One person was killed in a collision on Alberta's QEII Highway on Friday amid poor driving conditions.
One person was killed in a collision on Alberta's QEII Highway on Friday amid poor driving conditions.
Calgary EMS spokesperson Adam Loria says the crash happened near the Highway 27 overpass, killing one person and sending another four to area hospitals in serious, non-life-threatening condition.
Mounties began cautioning people against travelling on the highway between Airdrie to Red Deer early Friday morning because of poor driving conditions.
Speaking to CTV News on Friday morning, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Gina Slaney said the highway was in the worst shape members have seen in years.
"The driving conditions, specifically between Olds and Didsbury, are deemed to be treacherous," she said. "I think right now it's the ice on the highway that's causing the collisions."
"We have numerous semis that have jackknifed, cars that have driven into the backs of the semis.
"The senior member on scene said he has never in his entire career seen anything like it, so we want everybody to stay off the highway. If you don't absolutely need to go, don't do it."
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