RCMP say alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a deadly crash between a cyclist and an SUV in Cochrane on Wednesday
The crash happened on Highway 22 between Highway 1A and Sunset Boulevard at around 5:30 p.m.
Get breaking National news
RCMP said the cyclist, a 54-year-old man, was hit while travelling on the highway. He pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the SUV, a 58-year-old man, was taken to hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Convicted murderer attending McGill law school was ‘the most brutal and evil,’ former prosecutor says
- 2 new charges laid against man accused in Halifax U.S. consulate bomb threat
- Winnipeg police suspend Crime Stoppers tips following data breach
- Mother wanted for alleged parental abduction of 3 kids after supervised visit
Police closed down both directions of the highway temporarily as officers investigated.
RCMP are asking anyone with information about the crash or whose vehicle may have been hit while travelling on Sunset Drive before the fatal collision to call the Cochrane detachment at 403-851-8000 or to report it anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.