Man dead after crash on Highway 1A near Cochrane: RCMP
Posted Mar 19, 2025 6:54 am.
Last Updated Mar 19, 2025 7:23 pm.
RCMP say one person is dead and two others are seriously injured after a crash on Highway 1A Wednesday morning.
Officers were sent to the scene on Highway 1A at the intersection of Mountain Ridge Place, east of Cochrane, around 5:15 a.m.
The driver of one of the vehicles, a 35-year-old man from Calgary, was found dead when first responders got to the scene.
Two other people in a second vehicle were seriously injured, according to police.
Traffic was redirected in all directions for several hours while emergency workers responded and police investigated.
Around 6:40 a.m., STARS Air Ambulance posted to social media its resources were being sent to the area.
According to 511 Alberta, the road reopened to traffic around 10:15 a.m.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
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