A 30-year-old man is dead following an “off highway” single vehicle collision in a remote area west of Sundre, Alta.
EMS spokesman Stuart Brideaux says at around 2 p.m. Saturday, STARS Air Ambulance was requested on Highway 584, near the town of Bearberry.
An adult patient was being transported by a private vehicle when it was met by a ground ambulance crew from Sundre.
“The injured party [was transported] to the Bearberry Community Centre, where they were met by EMS. STARS attended the scene, but sadly the 30-year-old Cochrane resident was pronounced deceased,” RCMP said in a release Sunday.
Brideaux said the victim sustained traumatic injuries.
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Rocky View deputy fire chief Gary Barnett confirms the man was a firefighter based at the Bearspaw Station west of Calgary.
Barnett said the victim was from Cochrane and had a young family.
RCMP continue to investigate but have determined alcohol was not a factor in the crash.