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2 children, 1 woman dead following collision in southeastern Saskatchewan

An initial investigation determined a truck was attempting to pass a semi when it collided with an SUV, an RCMP press release states.

2 children, 1 woman dead following collision in southeastern Saskatchewan

Three individuals were killed and four others injured in a tragic collision involving trucks on a rural road in Saskatchewan, Canada. The incident occurred near Foam Lake, a small town southeast of Saskatoon, when a truck attempting to pass a semi-trailer collided with an SUV. According to the RCMP, a woman, two girls, and a man from the United States were among those killed.

The SUV's driver, a 40-year-old woman, was pronounced dead along with her eight-year-old and five-year-old passengers. The man who was also in the SUV was hospitalized in serious condition, while the truck driver and a passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and the second passenger was flown to the hospital with serious injuries.

A 40-year-old man from Sumter, South Carolina, has been arrested and charged with three counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and three counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.

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