Three dead after two separate crashes on Highway 7 west of Saskatoon
Three people are dead following two separate multi-vehicle collisions on a small stretch of Highway 7 on Sunday.
According to the RCMP, the two incidents happened near the communities of Delisle and Laura, about thirty minutes southwest of Saskatoon.
First responders were called to the first crash near Delisle around 8 a.m. on Sunday, where they learned two SUVs had collided. One of the drivers, a 73-year-old from Wiseton, Sask. who was alone in the vehicle, was declared dead at the scene. The RCMP says his family has been notified.
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Of the two people in the other SUV, the passenger — a 65-year-old woman from Furdale — was declared dead at the scene and the driver was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
The second collision happened a little further west on Highway 7 at about 10:50 p.m., according to the RCMP.
Police say an SUV collided with a pick-up truck, and the SUV driver was killed in the crash. He was identified as a 42-year-old from Airdrie, Alberta. The RCMP says his family has been notified.
The driver of the truck was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening.
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