On July 14th, 2012 at 5:45 P.M., Beiseker RCMP attended a two vehicle motor vehicle collision on Highway 9 and 21. Upon arrival police were advised that one adult male of Airdrie, Alberta was pronounced deceased. Additionally one adult female of Iron Springs, Alberta was transported by STARS air ambulance in critical condition. Her husband and three children were transported by ambulance to a hospital in Strathmore. Police are withholding names out of respect for the family and until next of kin notifications can be completed. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor but speed is. The collision occurred at a controlled intersection. The RCMP collision reconstructions attended the location and police are conducting an ongoing investigation.
Multiple witness and other motorists stopped and provided invaluable assistance to all parties and police would like to thank them for their assistance in providing initial first aid.
If anyone has information on this particular incident or any unsolved crime, please phone your local RCMP Detachment or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.crimestoppers.ab.ca. Crime Stoppers does not ask for your name and does not subscribe to call display.
No one was seriously injured Friday afternoon in a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck on Highway 9 South. At roughly 2:30 p.m. on July 13, Drumheller RCMP and Badlands EMS responded to the collision and RCMP investigated.
