Vegreville News Advertiser - October 26, 2016

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VOL. 69 NO. 43

66 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016

Fatal vehicle collision on Highway 45 and Highway 881

Highway 45 and 881 were the scene of a fatal collision that took the lives of two women from Ontario.

S/Sgt. Jeremie Landry Two Hills, Alberta - At approximately 1:30 p.m. today, Two Hills RCMP and an RCMP collision analyst responded to a fatal collision near Myrnam, Alberta. RCMP determined that a north bound SUV proceeded from a stop sign on Highway 881 at Highway 45 and was subsequently struck on the passenger’s side by a west bound semi-truck. The (37) year old female driver from Niagra Falls, Ontario, and a (32) year old female from Victoria, British Columbia, died at the scene. A (12) year old boy from Niagra Falls, Ontario, was taken to Two Hills Hospital by ground ambulance with non life threatening injuries. A (8) year old boy from

Niagra Falls, Ontario, was taken to Two Hills Hospital by ground ambulance and then by STARS to the Stollery Children’s Hospital in serious but non life threatening condition. The RCMP would like to thank the public for looking out for the lost Border Collie named Oliver who was involved in this collision. Unfortunately, Oliver was found deceased a short distance away from the crash site under some bushes. RCMP will not be releasing the names of the persons involved in the collision. “At this moment no further information is available as the investigation is still ongoing,” Corporal Magee of the Two Hills RCMP said.

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