Two people dead following serious collision on Highway 28

On Thursday, July 4, at 10:40 p.m., Smoky Lake RCMP received a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 28 near range road 121 in Smoky Lake County.

Upon arrival, emergency crews observed that two occupants of a Mazda sedan were deceased.

The occupant of the other vehicle, a GMC 3500, sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital by EMS.

The two deceased have been identified as a 33-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man both from Lac La Biche. RCMP remained on scene for several hours conducting an investigation.

Although early in the investigation police believe that the Mazda struck an animal causing it swerve into oncoming traffic where it struck the GMC.