2 killed in crash near Edmonton, RCMP investigating impaired driving

A file photo of an ambulance. (Matt Marshall/CTV News Edmonton)

Two people are dead after a crash south of Edmonton Wednesday night.

Mounties responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 21 and Township Road 502 just after 8:30 p.m.

The two occupants of a Kia Forte died on scene, RCMP said. The two people in the other vehicle, a Hyundai Santa Fe, were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

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The victims were identified as a 33-year-old North Battleford resident and a 73-year-old Camrose resident.

“Leduc RCMP are currently conducting an investigation of impaired driving causing death on the Hyundai driver,” police said.