2 people killed in Strathcona County collision

Two people are dead following a collision east of Edmonton on Tuesday night.

The collision happened just after 11:30 p.m., on Highway 16 near Range Road 223 in Strathcona County.

Strathcona County RCMP say a Ford Focus was heading east in the westbound lane of Highway 16 when it collided head-on with a BMW.

The 72-year-old man driving the Ford and a 66-year-old man who was a back-seat passenger in the BMW were pronounced dead at the scene, RCMP said in a news release Thursday morning.

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The driver and the front-seat passenger in the BMW were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Anyone who has information on the collision is asked to contact Strathcona County RCMP at 780-467-7741. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.