Black ice, blowing snow led to fatal crash near Brooks

RCMP (file photo)

Police say inclement weather conditions, including ice and snow, likely played into a fatal crash near the town of Brooks on Thursday.

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Shortly after 2 p.m., RCMP responded to reports of a collision involving a transport truck and an SUV on Highway 36 between Range Road 154 and 155 near Scandia, hamlet in Newell County south of Brooks.

Emergency crews arriving at the scene and found the driver of the SUV, a 66-year-old resident of Vauxhall, had been killed.

A preliminary investigation suggests, due to weather, the driver of the SUV crashed into one of the trailers of the truck, which had drifted over the median.

Shortly before 5 p.m., Brooks RCMP said they received “a high volume of collision-related calls” for service in the area due to weather and road conditions in the area.

They advised people to avoid non-essential travel.