Fatal collision near Legal

By MorinvilledNews.com Staff

Legal – A senior is dead as the result of an early morning collision Tuesday. Morinville RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2, just north of Legal corners around 8 a.m. Jan. 26.

Preliminary investigation has show a car was travelling southbound on Highway 2 when it lost control and traveled into the northbound lane where it was struck head on by a semi trailer unit. Roads in the area were icy at the time of the collision.

The driver of the car and lone occupant, a female in her mid-60s was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name is not being release pending notification of next of kin.

Traffic was rerouted for several hours after the collision. The RCMP investigation is ongoing.

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