The 66 Street bridge over Anthony Henday Drive in southeast Edmonton was shut down for about six hours on Wednesday due to a serious two-vehicle collision.
Edmonton police said the overpass was closed between 12 Avenue N.W. in Mill Woods and 2 Avenue S.W. in Ellerslie due to the collision investigation.
At around 10:40 a.m., police were called to the area after reports that a cube van and a car crashed head-on at the north side of the overpass, causing heavy damage to the front of both vehicles.
The bridge was reopened at around 4 p.m.
In an update Wednesday afternoon, police said the cube van reportedly crossed the centre line, crashing into the car. On Wednesday night, police issued a correction and said it was actually the car that reportedly crossed the centre line — not the cube van.
Paramedics treated and took the 34-year-old male driver and 55-year-old female passenger of the car to hospital. The driver reportedly suffered serious, but non-life threatening injuries, while the passenger had life-threatening injuries.
The 45-year-old man driving the cube van suffered minor injuries, police said.
Speed and alcohol are not considered to be factors, according to police.
Witnesses are asked to call the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #311 from a mobile phone.
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