2 dead after crash involving 2 trucks south of Thorsby, Alta.

Two people are dead after a collision Saturday between two pickup trucks south of Thorsby, RCMP said in a media release Sunday evening.

RCMP said officers went to the scene of a serious collision at 8:14 p.m. that night on Highway 778 at Township Road 490 about three kilometres south of the town.

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The two people inside a Chevrolet Silverado, a 31-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man, were pronounced dead at the scene. A man driving the Dodge Ram involved in the crash was taken to hospital. The 41-year-old’s medical status was not given.

Police said early indications are the driver of the Dodge was heading west on Township Road 490 when they went through a stop sign and hit the northbound Chevrolet on the highway.

Thorsby is 51 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.