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RCMP say a man was killed after his pickup truck was hit head-on by a semi-truck near Blackfalds Monday.
Mounties say they were called at around 5:30 p.m. on Monday to a motor vehicle collision on the northbound lane of Highway 2, near Township Road 400 in Lacombe County, and when they arrived on scene, the 57-year-old male driver of the pickup was pronounced dead on scene.
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According to the RCMP, the semi driver was travelling southbound on Highway 2 and went through the ditch, and cable barrier, before entering the northbound lanes and colliding head-on with the northbound pickup.
In an update, RCMP said the victim is a resident of Joffre, 25 kilometres east of the collision.
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Monday marked the first snowfall of the year, and driving conditions were challenging. Several collisions were reported.
RCMP told Postmedia the head-on collision was “indirectly” related to a 10-vehicle pileup caused by Monday’s icy roads.
“The fatal collision happened in the same area of the multi-vehicle collision near Blackfalds,” said Cpl. Mathew Howell.
“Preliminary investigation suggests the semi tried to slow down to follow traffic and hit a patch of ice.”
The pileup happened on Highway 2 southbound near Township Road 392 and led to evening closure of southbound QE11 south of junction Highway 597 near Blackfalds. All southbound traffic was stopped and rerouted to Highway 597 and Highway 2A. Despite the pileup, no injuries were reported.
The investigation continues.
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