Saskatoon police have reported that human remains have been found at the site of a crash involving a semi-trailer that left the road in the Stonebridge neighbourhood. The semi left the road early Wednesday morning, and sparked a fire that completely destroyed two houses under construction in Stonebridge.
A flat-deck hauling drilling pipe was travelling southbound on Highway 11 when it left the road near the Highway 16 overpass just before 3 a.m. The truck travelled over the southbound off ramp and sound berm before crashing into a house located in the 400 block of Senick Bay.
The truck came to rest in the basement of the house, igniting the fire that also spread to a neighbouring structure. Fire officials said flames from the fire could be seen from Circle Drive.
The truck and both houses suffered heavy fire damage. Police say the driver of the semi was unaccounted for.
Human remains were found at the scene of the accident during the investigation. Saskatoon police said in a news release Wednesday afternoon that the a forensic anthropologist has been called to assist the police identification unit in identifying the remains.
