2 teens killed, 5 injured in suspected drunk driving crash near Consort
Two teenagers are dead and five are injured after a crash near Consort early Sunday morning.
RCMP said a truck crashed on Township Road 353 near Consort around 1:06 a.m.
Seven teenagers from Consort were inside.
A 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were killed. RCMP said the others, all aged either 16 or 17, suffered "various injuries."
The initial investigation suggests alcohol was a factor in the crash.
No other details have been released by RCMP.
Consort is around 300 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.
With files from The Canadian Press
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