By Leah Murray

RCMP investigating serious collision East of Dunmore

Aug 7, 2017 | 3:49 PM

DUNMORE, AB — EMS have confirmed a young girl has died after a serious crash between a Pontiac Sunfire and a semi-truck just East of Dunmore, Monday afternoon.

All emergency resources in Medicine Hat and Cypress County responded to a call at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 41 just before 4 p.m.

A nine-year-old girl was pronounced dead, but it was not known whether she died at the scene of the crash or sometime after.

According to RCMP the woman driving the car is in hospital in serious but stable condition. The two other occupants were 12-year-old twin girls, they remain in hospital with life threatening injuries as of 6:15 P.M.

All three were taken to hospital in Medicine Hat and could possibly be taken to Calgary. The driver of the semi was not injured.

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Redcliff RCMP are still on scene as of 6:30 P.M. the cause of the collision has not yet been determined.

As a result of the collision, westbound traffic on Highway 1 will be diverted for the next several hours. Motorists are advised to expect delays while the collision is investigated by a RCMP Collision analyst.