A 21-year-old man from Keoma, AB, died at the scene of a single-vehicle collision on July 27 on Range Road 273 near Township Road 284 near Beiseker.
Beiseker RCMP with the assistance of Airdrie RCMP, Alberta Heath Services and the Irricana Fire Department responded to the accident at around 1:40 a.m.
The man was driving a GMC Sierra truck with three female passengers between the ages of 18 and 21. The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle on the gravel road, causing it to roll over several times into a field.
The driver was ejected from the vehicle and was confirmed deceased on the scene.
“It’s believed that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt when the collision occurred,” said Airdrie RCMP Cst. Jennifer Morin.
The three female passengers were transported to Didsbury Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and were released. Two of the passengers are from Crossfield and one is from Airdrie.
A Calgary RCMP Collision Re-Constructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing. Police have not yet determined whether alcohol was a contributing factor.
Police said the names of the deceased and the three passengers will not be released as the investigation is ongoing.
Rollover
Many Airdrie and area residents were stuck in traffic on July 28 after a vehicle rolled on Highway 2, just north of Calgary.
“We believe that both occupants of the vehicle had fallen asleep,” said Airdrie Integrated Traffic Unit (ITU) Sheriff Jason Graw.
“Witnesses said that no other vehicle was involved in causing the accident.”
When the officers arrived on scene at about 2:30 p.m., they located a Toyota Rav 4, which had rolled over and come to rest on its roof in the southbound lanes of the highway.
At the time of the crash, there were two occupants in the vehicle – a male driver and a female passenger who are both in their 60s from Red Deer.
The driver was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extricated by emergency crews.
He was transported by EMS to hospital in stable condition.
Graw wouldn’t speculate on what charges could be laid but said they could range from failing to remain in a lane to careless driving.
Two-vehicle collision
Another accident on the same day caused further delays on Highway 2.
A 61-year-old Calgary man is facing charges after causing a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2 about four kilometres south of the Acme Road overpass near Crossfield.
Airdrie ITU reports indicated that a black Acura EL was travelling northbound on Highway 2 and attempted a U-turn by pulling into a gravel approach that is designed for highway maintenance vehicles.
“These gravel approaches are designed for snow removal vehicles to use so that they don’t have to go up to the overpasses to turn around,” said Graw.
“These approaches are marked with signs that indicate U-turns aren’t allowed.”
When the driver of the Acura pulled into southbound traffic he was blindsided by a 2001 Dodge Ram truck that was pulling a trailer.
The Dodge collided with a cable barrier that divides northbound and southbound traffic.
There were five occupants in the Dodge truck, two adults and three children, all from Coaldale, AB.
None of the occupants of the truck suffered injuries in the collision.
The driver of the Acura was transported to hospital by ground ambulance and charges are pending against him.
“We may or may not charge him with an illegal U-turn but we’ll have to look in to it and he could be facing a range of charges up to careless driving,” said Graw
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