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Alcohol believed to be a factor in head-on crash near Leduc

Scene of the serious crash near Leduc Wednesday morning. Jason Trout, Global News

EDMONTON –  RCMP are investigating a crash south of Leduc that sent two people to hospital Wednesday morning.

It happened around 8:30 a.m. on Highway 2A near Township Road 483, where RCMP say an SUV crossed the centre line and collided head-on with a small car.

A woman in her 30s, who is believed to be from Wetaskiwin, was airlifted by STARS Air Ambulance to an Edmonton hospital in critical condition.

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RCMP Cpl. Lori Blaylock says the 62-year-old man who was driving the SUV, meanwhile, was taken to hospital in Leduc.

“He’s under investigation for impaired operation of a motor vehicle,” Blaylock added.

The section of Highway 2A between Township Road 484 and Secondary Highway 616 had to be shut down for a few hours as investigators analyzed the scene.

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While the cause of the collision is still under investigation, RCMP believe alcohol was a factor in the collision. Charges are pending.

Names of those involved in the collision are not being released at this time.

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