News Online: Two dead after separate fatal collisions near Grande Prairie

Published online at CTVEdmonton.ca on May 20, 2012.


Linda Hoang, CTV Edmonton: Sunday, May 20, 2012

Two dead after separate fatal collisions near Grande Prairie

Two people have died in separate fatal collisions near Grande Prairie this weekend.

A 68-year-old Grande Prairie man died Saturday after a three-vehicle collision near Bezanson, Alta.

It happened around 4 p.m. on Highway 43 and Secondary Highway 670.

RCMP say a pickup truck pulling a trailer was traveling east on Highway 43 when the victim in an SUV tried to turn east on the same highway.

That’s when the two vehicles collided.

A third vehicle traveling behind the truck crashed into the two vehicles after the initial collision.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

Bezanson is a hamlet located about 35 kilometres east of Grande Prairie.

A 40-year-old Grande Prairie woman died Sunday after a two-vehicle collision south of the Wapiti Bridge.

The woman was traveling south on Highway 40 when she reportedly crossed the centre line into the path of a northbound semi-truck and trailer. The driver of the truck was not injured.

Police are reminding the public to drive safely this May long weekend.

Click here to read the article on the CTV Edmonton website.

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