Two dead from highway collision near Maidstone
The collision that occurred roughly one kilometre west of Maidstone on Monday has resulted in two deaths and three people in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Maidstone RCMP were dispatched to the scene on Highway 16 a short time before 3:00 p.m., where initial investigation determined a pickup truck and a snow plow collided, followed by a second pickup truck colliding with the snow plow.
Of the four occupants in the second pickup truck, a 47-year-old female and a 24-year-old female, both from Beaumont, Alta., were pronounced deceased at the scene. The adult male driver and an adult male passenger were transported to hospital with what are described as non-life-threatening injuries. In a release, Maidstone RCMP stated they do not have an update on their conditions.
The adult male driver of the first pickup truck was also transported to hospital with what are described as non-life-threatening injuries, while the adult male driver of the snow plow was not injured.