Woman killed in crash near Fort McMurray International Airport Saturday morning
A woman was killed after crashing into a water truck near the Fort McMurray International Airport Saturday morning.
RCMP were called to the crash on Highway 69 near the Saline Creek Parkway around 11:40 a.m.
Mounties said the investigation suggests a 47-year-old woman driving a sedan crashed into the back of a stationary water truck.
The woman, a Fort McMurray resident, was taken to hospital, but she died of her injuries.
The driver of the water truck was not seriously hurt.
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