JASPER, Alta. — A 56-year-old man has sustained life-threatening injuries in a head-on collision on Highway 16 east of Jasper, Alta.
RCMP say a pickup truck headed east crossed the centre line and collided with a west-bound tractor pulling a fully loaded flat-deck trailer.
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All involved are from British Columbia – the 71-year-old driver of the tractor-trailer unit, who was not injured, is from Abbotsford while the driver of the truck and his 50-year-old female passenger, who sustained minor injuries, are from Campbell River.
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The truck driver was transferred to an Edmonton hospital by air ambulance and was placed in an induced coma.
RCMP say alcohol or drugs are believed to be a factor in the crash and say charges could be laid.
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