Two killed in Chestermere crash

By News Staff

Posted Jul 9, 2014 7:24 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Speed is believed to be a factor in a fatal highway crash east of Calgary.

Strathmore RCMP said at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, a minivan lost control and rolled through the median on Highway 1 near Chestermere.

The driver was pronounced dead on scene while a woman in the passenger seat died later in hospital.

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