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Car collides with 800-pound object that fell off semi-truck: Smoky Lake RCMP

On Oct. 26, at 7:27 p.m., Smoky Lake RCMP responded to a serious motor vehicle collision involving a vehicle and a large heavy metal object. Alberta RCMP Media Group

Smoky Lake RCMP are investigating a serious crash involving a car and a large heavy metal object that flew off the back of a semi-truck.

Mounties say on Thursday at 7:27 p.m., an anchor drive case, which is used to drill holes with an excavator and estimated to weigh around 800 pounds, fell off the flat deck of a semi-truck and onto the roadway.

The anchor drive case that Smoky Lake RCMP say fell off a semi-truck. Alberta RCMP Media Group

The car hit the large object and the driver lost control of the vehicle. The collision caused significant front-end damage to the car.

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Smoky Lake RCMP responded to a serious motor vehicle collision Thursday involving a vehicle and a large heavy metal object. Alberta RCMP Media Group

The semi-truck was last seen heading westbound on Highway 28 near Vilna, according to police.

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Police are still looking for the truck.

Police ask anyone with information to contact Smoky Lake RCMP at 780-656-3691 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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