1 dead, several injured, in 2-vehicle crash SE of Calgary

The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's "E" division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

By Darren Rathwell

Posted Nov 17, 2024 8:12 am.

A 51-year-old woman is dead and several people were seriously injured after a highway crash Saturday in a rural area about 160 kilometres southeast of Calgary.

Brooks RCMP say an SUV and a pickup truck collided on Highway 36, about 8 kilometres west of Brooks, shortly before 9:30 a.m.

Both vehicles contained families with children — seven of which were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Mounties say a woman from Scandia was declared dead on the scene.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, but police believe poor road conditions played a role.

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