Section of QEII Highway reopens following serious crash

FILE - An RCMP cruiser. (CityNews Photo)

By CityNews Staff

Posted Dec 13, 2024 12:53 pm.

Last Updated Dec 13, 2024 4:11 pm.

A section of the QEII Highway in central Alberta was closed for most of the day Friday due to a serious crash.

Police responded to a collision in the northbound lanes of the highway between Highway 12 and Highway 2A near Lacombe before 9:30 a.m.

A social media post from STARS Air Ambulance said a Calgary unit had been dispatched to the Lacombe area around that time.

The RCMP collision reconstructionist was on scene for the investigation.

Traffic on northbound Highway 2 was being diverted through Lacombe during the closure.

The northbound lanes reopened around 4 p.m.

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