EDMONTON – A man and a woman died Tuesday morning after the vehicle they were in collided with a gravel truck in Wetaskiwin.
Police believe a gravel truck turned across the path of a Chrysler Intrepid. The driver of the Chrysler tried to avoid the collision but was unsuccessful.
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The car suffered extreme damage in the crash, trapping two people inside.
The Jaws of Life were used to get the pair out of the vehicle, but both the 65-year-old male driver and the 63-year-old female passenger died as a result of their injuries. Both were from Nanaimo, B.C.
The driver of the gravel truck was not injured.
Wetaskiwin RCMP and the Red Deer Collision Re-constructionist unit is investigating the crash.
No charges have been laid at this time.