The RCMP has confirmed a 21-year-old man has died after an SUV headed north on Highway 2 near Leduc, Alta., is believed to have lost control before rolling over several times.
Police told Global News they were first informed of the crash at 2:24 p.m. on Friday. They said they were told the vehicle went off the road and into the median “approximately 100 metres north of the 50 Avenue overpass.”
“Preliminary investigation indicates the SUV was observed to have been heading northbound on the QEII highway and swerved into the right shoulder,” the RCMP said late Friday night. “The SUV then crossed the northbound lane, struck the median wire and rolled several times, coming to rest upside down in the median ditch.”
As of 5:50 p.m., only the shoulder lanes were seeing traffic go through in both the north and south directions as police continued to investigate what happened. However, the RCMP said they expected to open more lanes early in the evening. Shortly before 11 p.m., police said the scene had been cleared.
Police said the man driving the SUV was the only person in the vehicle.