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 car hit the large object and the driver lost control of the vehicle. The collision caused significant front-end damage to the car.
The semi-truck was last seen heading westbound on Highway 28 near Vilna, according to police.
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.