RCMP closing Highway 28 near Redwater to further investigate fatal 4-vehicle crash
RCMP are briefly shutting down a section of highway north of Edmonton on Monday evening as officers carry out further investigations into a crash that killed a Good Samaritan.
RCMP have temporarily closed a five-kilometre stretch of Highway 28 near Redwater on Monday night to further investigate a fatal four-vehicle crash that occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12. The collision happened on Highway 28 near Range Road 231 in Sturgeon County, involving three vehicles that had stopped to check on a fourth vehicle that had been abandoned in the driving lane by its driver.
A 66-year-old Good Samaritan who stopped to assist the stranded individuals was hit and tragically died at the scene. Another person suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. Mounties from Redwater and Morinville, along with Morinville firefighters, responded to the incident. Police will divert traffic on Highway 28 at Township Road 572 in the south, Highway 651 to the north, and prevent drivers on Range Road 231 from accessing the highway until 9 p.m. Monday.
The public is advised to avoid the area and seek alternative routes. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has dashcam footage is urged to contact the Redwater RCMP detachment at 780-942-3607.
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