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Elderly man killed, teens seriously injured in rural Alberta crash

The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Mounties in central Alberta say one of their officers has been charged with theft. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld. ajw

EDITOR’S NOTE: On Jan. 1, 2024, an RCMP spokesperson said four people were in fact taken to hospital — three from one vehicle and one from the other. The original RCMP news release said one person was killed and two youths were taken to hospital.

One man was killed and four people were taken to hospital, including two 15-year-olds, after a two-vehicle crash east of Edmonton Thursday morning, Alberta RCMP said.

It happened before 11:45 a.m. on Township Road 500 and Range Road 170 near the village of Ryley, Alta., which is about 85 kilometres east of Edmonton.

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Tofield RCMP responded and found a 71-year-old man, a resident of Flagstaff County, dead. Another person from that vehicle was taken to hospital, an Alberta RCMP spokesperson said later.

Three people from the second vehicle were taken to hospital, RCMP said, including two 15-year-old youths who suffered serious injuries. RCMP did not provide the age of the third person. As of Jan. 1, 2024, there were no updates on their conditions, an RCMP spokesperson told Global News.

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The collision is being investigated. A cause has not yet been determined.

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