One person was killed and three people were injured in a crash east of Calgary on Monday.
RCMP said the preliminary investigation indicates a three-quarter-tonne truck heading west on Highway 22X was attempting to pass two semi-trucks when it hit an eastbound pickup truck at Range Road 280 at around 4:15 p.m.
A 46-year-old man from Medicine Hat who was driving the eastbound pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene, RCMP said.
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There were two passengers, also from Medicine Hat, in that truck, RCMP said. A 54-year-old man was taken by STARS Air Ambulance to hospital with serious injuries and a 16-year-old boy was taken by ground ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the westbound three-quarter-tonne truck was a 37-year-old man from Calgary. An ambulance took him to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. RCMP initially said he had a passenger but later issued a correction, saying he was the lone occupant.
RCMP said Monday night that Highway 22X between range roads 274 and 280 would remain closed “until further notice.”
The crash is under investigation.