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3 adults, 1 baby rushed to hospital after highway crash near Ponoka

Four people including a baby boy were hurt in a head-on crash near Ponoka on Oct. 9, 2018. Global News

*UPDATE: RCMP said on Oct. 30 that the 77-year-old man driving the van later died in hospital from the injuries he suffered in the crash.

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Four people, including a one-year-old boy, were rushed to hospital after two vehicles collided head-on on Highway 2 north of Ponoka on Tuesday night.

RCMP were called just after 10 p.m. about a vehicle that was driving the wrong way. While officers were on their way, they received another call about a crash.

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Investigators believe a Dodge Grand Caravan was heading north in the southbound lanes of the highway when it crashed into a car.

Firefighters, EMS and RCMP responded. STARS was unable to respond due to weather.

The 77-year-old driver and only person in the van was taken to an Edmonton hospital.

There were three people in the car at the time: a 28-year-old woman who was driving, a 53-year-old woman who was a passenger, and a baby boy.

All four people suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital. RCMP said they were all in stable condition on Wednesday.

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As they investigate, RCMP are asking anyone who has information about a white Dodge Grand Caravan with a B.C. licence plate and where it might have been before the crash to contact Ponoka RCMP at 403.783.4472.

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