EDMONTON – A construction worker on Alberta’s Highway 63 had to be airlifted to hospital Monday night after being hit by a truck.
The RCMP says he was conducting traffic control in a construction zone (with a speed limit of 50 km/h) where the highway is being twinned near Mariana Lake, around kilometre marker 134.
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At around 8 p.m., the man was hit by a passing semi truck.
He was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The cause of the crash and factors leading up to it are still being investigated by RCMP and a collision analyst.
The man’s identity and his employer are still being confirmed.
More to come…
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