UPDATE: Shortly before midnight on Saturday, the RCMP said Highway 63 had been reopened to traffic.
The RCMP said the northbound lanes of Highway 63 in the Fort McMurray area were closed to traffic Saturday afternoon as officers investigated a deadly multi-vehicle crash.
A semi-truck and five other vehicles were involved in the collision at Highway 63 and MacKenzie Boulevard. One person died, however, police did not say which vehicle the person who died was in or whether they were a driver or passenger.
On Monday, RCMP said the person who died was a 65-year-old man from Fort McMurray.
Mounties also said a 16-year-old girl, also from Fort McMurray, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
A 29-year-old man from Grande Prairie was charged with criminal negligence causing death. RCMP said Monday his name wasn’t being released because the charge had not yet been sworn in court.
He is scheduled to appear in court on April 26.
Northbound traffic on Highway 63 was redirected through Gregoire.
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