1 dead following collision involving quad on Highway 43

RCMP in Valleyview, Alta., continue to investigate a collision that claimed the life of a 26-year-old man from the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Friday night.

Officers responded to Highway 43 near the Williamson Park entrance around 7:30 p.m. on March 8 for reports of a collision involving a pickup truck and an all-terrain vehicle.

Police believe the quad was crossing Highway 43 when “it made contact with the pickup.”

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Four people inside the truck were not injured.

The highway was closed for several hours while officers investigated but reopened early Saturday.

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