3 people killed in crash north of Edmonton: Alberta RCMP

Alberta RCMP say three people were killed in a two-vehicle crash north of Edmonton on Monday.

The crash was between an SUV and a semi-truck. RCMP said the SUV went under the semi.

It happened in Sturgeon County on Highway 2 north of Highway 651 at around 11:15 p.m.

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In a news release, Morinville RCMP said “all of the occupants” in the SUV died at the scene.

RCMP later said three people from Wabasca were killed: a 29-year-old man and two 27-year-old women.

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The driver of the semi-truck wasn’t injured, RCMP said.

RCMP said several reports came into police as early as 9:30 p.m. that the SUV was driving erratically coming from the Athabasca area on Highway 813.

Officers in surrounding detachments, including Westlock and Morinville, were notified.

As officers were trying to locate the SUV, the collision occurred, RCMP said.

The SUV appeared to be southbound on the highway when it swerved into the oncoming lane and collided with the northbound semi, RCMP said.

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The crash closed Highway 2 between Highway 561 and Township Road 580.

The crash happened about 45 kilometres north of Edmonton.

There were no witnesses who saw the collision so RCMP are asking anyone who saw the SUV on Monday night or has dash or doorbell camera footage to contact them.