2 dead, 2 injured in crash west of St. Paul

Two people were killed and another two sustained life-threatening injuries in a head-on crash with a garbage truck west of St. Paul on Monday.

According to Mounties, the garbage truck driver, headed east on Highway 29, swerved into the oncoming lane to avoid colliding with a semi that was turning south and hit a westbound SUV.

The SUV’s driver and front passenger – a 36-year-old woman and 44-year-old man, respectively – died at the scene.

Emergency responders extracted two women, aged 29 and 38, from the back seat.

The garbage truck driver, 53, was treated at the scene between Range Roads 105 and 110.

The highway was closed for several hours while police investigated and debris was cleaned up.