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Driver airlifted to hospital after head-on crash north of Edmonton

At around 3:15 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2017, emergency crews were called to a crash on Highway 28 at Township Road 552 north of Edmonton. Global News

Morinville RCMP are investigating a head-on collision north of Edmonton.

At around 3:15 p.m. Monday, emergency crews were called to a crash on Highway 28 at Township Road 552, about 25 kilometres north of Edmonton.

Police believe a car was heading south on Highway 28 when the driver tried to pass another vehicle, colliding head-on with a northbound van. The car also collided with a northbound truck, according to RCMP.

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The driver of the car was taken to hospital in Edmonton by STARS Air Ambulance with undisclosed injuries.

The driver of the van was taken to an Edmonton-area hospital by ground ambulance.

The driver of the truck was not injured.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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