A woman was killed after the vehicle she was in collided with a semi truck near Lethbridge on Friday afternoon.
Coaldale RCMP said a Volkswagen Jetta was approaching the Broxburn intersection on Highway 3 at about 4 p.m. Friday when it couldn’t stop on the icy road conditions and slammed into a semi truck hauling a flatbed trailer stopped at the intersection.
Two women were in the Jetta at the time of the collision. The 43-year-old passenger was taken to hospital with serious injuries where she passed away a few hours later.
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The driver of the Jetta and the only person in the semi truck weren’t injured.
Police said blowing snow caused poor visibility and icy road conditions at the time of the collision.
“Motorists are reminded to drive appropriate to the road conditions, to consider whether they need to be on the highways during winter storms and if so, to slow down to try to prevent these tragedies,” an RCMP media release read.
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An Alberta Emergency Alert was issued Friday night after strong wind and blowing snow created poor driving conditions.
Highway 3 between Pincher Creek station and Fort Macleod West as well as Highway 6 between Pincher Creek and Pincher Creek station were temporarily shutdown Friday.
RCMP said the victim was a resident of Coaldale but police won’t be releasing her identity.