Highway 63 traffic near Boyle was rerouted to Highway 831 for much of Monday in the wake of a fiery collision. According to the Boyle RCMP, at 4 a.m.
Highway 63 traffic near Boyle was rerouted to Highway 831 for much of Monday in the wake of a fiery collision.
According to the Boyle RCMP, at 4 a.m. on June 24, "a small vehicle travelling on Highway 663 entered Highway 63 and struck the side of a semi tractor-trailer hauling gasoline. The force of the impact resulted in both vehicles catching fire."
While the driver of the semi tractor-trailer suffered only minor injuries, there were no survivors in the second vehicle. As of 2 p.m., Cpl. John Spaans of the Boyle RCMP said police have a tentative ID on the occupant of of the second vehicle. He added that as far as police can tell, there was only one occupant in that vehicle, though confirmation from the Edmonton Medical Examiner's Office is still needed.
Spaans said the destroyed vehicle was a minivan or similar vehicle, and that it appeared the driver had run a stop sign. Whether this was due to driver error or environmental factors such as fog remains to be determined, and Spaans pointed out, "We may never find out."
