The descent to the Morrin bridge turned deadly on Monday, leaving one man dead and another in Intensive Care fighting for his life.
At roughly 8:55 p.m. Monday a single vehicle rollover occurred on Highway 27, east of the Morrin Bridge. The vehicle involved was a semi tractor pulling a refrigerated trailer loaded with food.
The initial findings of the investigation suggest the semi was westbound on Highway 27, coming down the east hill. It appears the driver was on the right shoulder and over corrected his steering while negotiating a left curve.
Consequently, the trailer and truck flipped over on to the passenger side of the vehicle and slid off of the road.
Both occupants were ejected from the vehicle during the roll over.
A 48 year old male died at the scene after receiving severe injuries to his head.
The second occupant, a 25 year old male, receive life-threatening injuries. He was transported, via STARS, to a Calgary hospital where he has been placed in the Intensive Care Unit. RCMP report he is in stable condition.
The RCMP have not released the names of either occupant.
The investigation into the roll over continues, but the RCMP stated weather and road conditions at the time were good.
