Edson RCMP continue to investigate a fatal accident that happened along the Yellowhead Highway.
On Jan. 14, 2022, at around 1:45 p.m., Edson RCMP report that they, RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstruction, Yellowhead County Fire Department, Yellowhead County Peace Officers, and EMS responded to a report of a single vehicle rollover collision on Highway 16 near Range Road 150, east of Edson.
According to the RCMP’s preliminary investigation, a GMC Sierra pickup truck was heading westbound on Highway 16 and lost control after a silver or grey older model SUV passed it. The truck entered the median where it rolled before coming to a rest.
The passenger was thrown from the vehicle. Witnesses stopped to assist and started CPR on the passenger until emergency services arrived. The passenger was flown by STARS air ambulance to Edmonton. Sadly, the passenger, a 28-year-old female from the Edson area, succumbed to her injuries. The name of the deceased will not be released.
The driver, a 48-year-old male from Yellowhead County, was taken by EMS to an area hospital for minor injuries.
The Edson RCMP and RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstruction continue to investigate. They want to speak with the occupants of the reported grey or silver SUV.
If you have any information in relation to the collision, please call Edson RCMP at 780-723-8822. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or online at www.P3Tips.com.