RCMP say they were wrong in reporting an ambulance that crashed with an SUV near Edmonton was responding to a call. An RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

By Canadian Press

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Ambulance in Alberta crash was not heading to call with lights and siren: RCMP

Feb 19, 2025 | 9:22 AM

RCMP say they were wrong in reporting an ambulance that crashed with an SUV near Edmonton was responding to a call.

They say the ambulance was not heading to a call at the time.

They also say the ambulance did not have on its lights and siren.

Five people went to hospital after the crash on Monday south of Stony Plain.

Mounties have said the SUV was crossing a highway when it collided with the ambulance, which had been carrying three emergency medical personnel.

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They say the driver of the SUV and a passenger were airlifted to a hospital in Edmonton, and the ambulance workers were taken to area hospitals in other ambulances.