03-07-2025
2 dead, 3 in critical condition after Canada Day crash near Wetaskiwin
An RCMP cruiser can be seen in this file photo.
Two people are dead and three others are in critical condition after a head-on crash near Wetaskiwin on Canada Day.
RCMP said the crash between a pickup truck and a small SUV was reported on Highway 2A just south of the city's limits at about 7:30 p.m.
Arriving officers pulled two people out the truck before it caught fire, Mounties said, and both were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A 61-year-old California man and a 64-year-old Wetaskiwin woman from the SUV were found dead at the scene. RCMP said one passenger from the SUV was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
All three people in hospital remained in critical condition on Thursday.
RCMP said officers are investigating the role alcohol may have played in the crash.
