Thousands of small pieces were scattered across Hwy 55 just after noon on Tuesday after two Ford F-150 pickups collided at the intersection of Hwy 55 and 34 Street at the Super 8 Motel, sending the driver of one truck to the hospital with non-life th
Thousands of small pieces were scattered across Hwy 55 just after noon on Tuesday after two Ford F-150 pickups collided at the intersection of Hwy 55 and 34 Street at the Super 8 Motel, sending the driver of one truck to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Multiple ambulances responded to the call. In the blue pickup they found a male driver with broken bones, as well as his spouse and two children in rear car seats whose injuries are currently unknown. The other vehicle contained a single female driver.
The injured were taken to the Athabasca Healthcare Centre for treatment.
The black pickup is believed to have been traveling eastbound, according to Athabasca Fire Chief Denis Mathieu, who was busy directing traffic around the scene. The circumstances of the crash are still being investigated.
A number of Athabasca firefighters worked to contain the two wrecked trucks, as others swept the highway.
This latest mishap comes just three days after a single vehicle rollover on the same highway just east of Athabasca, in which one male driver sustained no injuries but rolled his sedan into the eastbound ditch.
The two pickups were hauled away by trucks from Steve's Towing.
We will have more information on this accident as it becomes available.
