Vehicle flips, hits large tree, ends up in Sherwood Park backyard

A vehicle with three people inside ended up on its roof in someone’s backyard after a rollover in Sherwood Park.

It happened at around 7:55 a.m. Wednesday on Sunflower Way.

RCMP responded. The driver was taken to an Edmonton hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, RCMP said. Two passengers were treated at the scene and released.

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According to RCMP, investigators believe the vehicle was heading south on Summerland Drive when it crossed Lakeland Drive onto Clarkdale Drive, hit a curb, went across the lawn, through a fence, hit a tree and some fence boards, before landing on its roof in a yard.

Alcohol is not believed to be a factor at this time. The investigation continues.

RCMP were alerted of the crash by the car’s automatic reporting technology.