Fatal crash shuts down QE2 north of Carstairs

By 660 NEWS Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2016 8:26 am.

Last Updated Jun 29, 2016 12:20 pm.

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One man is dead and three others have been injured in a rollover crash north of Carstairs.

Paramedics were called to the scene on Highway 2 around 7 a.m. Wednesday.

One man was pronounced dead at scene, three other men suffered serious, potentially life threatening injuries.

STARS Air Ambulance transported one of the injured men to hospital.

All victims believed to be in their late twenties or early thirties.

The QE2 re-opened before 11 a.m. after both directions were closed for several hours.

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