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| Police investigating the crash in the blocked-off intersection around 8:40 a.m.;as seen from the Global One helicopter. |
Five people had to be rushed to hospital early Saturday morning following a serious crash northeast of Edmonton.
Strathcona RCMP were called to Highway 21 and Township Road 542 around 3 a.m, after a westbound Toyota Corolla T-boned a northbound taxi in the intersection.
The impact of the crash caused serious injuries to each of the occupants in both cars, including the 54 year-old male tax driver and his passengers - two Fort Saskatchewan men, aged 21 and 42; as well as the passenger in the Toyota - a 23 year old woman who is also from Fort Saskatchewan.
The injuries of the 23 year-old driver of the Toyota, who is from Thunder Bay, Ontario, were most severe and life-threatening, so he was transported by STARS Air Ambulance to an Edmonton-area hospital.
The preliminary investigation indicates that he failed to stop at the stop sign before entering the intersection. Alcohol doesn't appear to have been a factor in the collision, though.
The area was shut down until around 9 a.m. as RCMP investigated the collision.
Courtesy: , Global News
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