Man airlifted to hospital after crash between train, semi near Edmonton
A train and a semi crashed north of Edmonton on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024. (Matt Marshall/CTV News Edmonton)
A 20-year-old man was airlifted to hospital after a crash involving a train and a semi north of Edmonton on Tuesday.
Morinville RCMP responded to the crash in the area of Highway 44 near Township Road 571.
STARS flew the 20-year-old man to the University of Alberta Hospital. He sustained serious injuries, RCMP told CTV News Edmonton.
Drone footage of a crash involving a train and a semi north of Edmonton on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024.
The truck was carrying lumber, Sturgeon County said.
The RCMP will investigate the crash, not CN, as police initially said.
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