Redcliff RCMP are investigating a fatal collision / Photo: CHAT News stock photo

By Meghan Cobb

Redcliff RCMP investigate crash that killed one man and injured another

Jul 1, 2022 | 10:53 AM

REDCLIFF, AB – Redcliff RCMP are investigating a car crash that killed one man and injured another near the Hamlet of Schuler.

At 6:47 p.m. on June 30, 2022, RCMP received a call for a serious collision involving a semi tractor-trailer and a motor vehicle. The crash happened on Highway 41 between Township Roads 160 and 163.

It is believed the tractor-trailer was hauling flammable liquid when it collided head-on with a northbound passenger vehicle.

Redcliff RCMP, Cypress Country Fire and Halo Air Ambulance all attended the scene. The driver of the passenger vehicle, 29-year-old man from Alberta,was pronounced dead. The driver of the tractor trailer, a 64-year-old man, suffered minor injuries.

The highway was closed in both directions for several hours as the RCMP Collision Reconstructionist investigated the incident and clean up took place.

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The investigation is on going, but Redcliff RCMP says no further updates are expected.