Police investigate collision on southwest leg of Edmonton’s Anthony Henday Drive

Traffic was slowed on the southwest leg of Edmonton’s ring road on Wednesday morning as police investigated a serious crash.

In a news release issued at 8:45 a.m., police said westbound Anthony Henday Drive had been reduced to one lane as investigators looked into a collision that happened just west of the Terwillegar Drive overpass.

“Traffic is being diverted onto the Terwillegar offramp at this time,” police said. “The far left lane is the only lane that is open right now, and traffic is very slow moving.”

In an update shortly before noon, police said at about 7 a.m., a 19-year-old man was driving a Ford Ranger west on the Henday when he made a “sudden lane change from the middle lane to the right lane.”

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The Ranger struck the front end of a Ford F-150 that was driving in the right lane, according to police.

Both vehicles went off the road and into the north ditch. Police said the Ranger rolled before coming to a stop.

Police said the two people inside the Ranger were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the F-150 was not injured, police said.

The blocked lanes of Anthony Henday Drive have since reopened.

Police said alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the collision.