Highway 16 was closed between Maidstone and Lashburn Wednesday due to a serious accident and heavy smoke. (Map credit/SK Highway Hotline).

By battlefordsNOW staff

Multi-vehicle collision

Smoke on Highway 16 near Marshall results in fatal collision

Oct 28, 2022 | 8:59 AM

A man has died following a collision on Highway 16 on Wednesday.

RCMP reported heavy smoke on Highway 16 near Marshall. The smoke resulted in a multi-vehicle collision that left one man dead.

Maidstone RCMP received a call at about 5:30 a.m. of smoke from a controlled burn causing a traffic hazard on Highway 16 near Marshall.

Shortly after receiving the initial call, officers received a second call for a report of a multiple-vehicle collision in the area of the controlled burn on Highway 16.

Police report the smoke was very thick in the air, causing zero visibility on the roads.

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When they arrived at the location, RCMP officers discovered a collision involving four vehicles – three semis and a half-ton truck – that had all been travelling westbound on Highway 16 at the time.

As a result of this collision, a 63-year-old driver, who was the lone occupant of the half-ton truck, was declared dead at the location by EMS. His next of kin have since been notified with assistance from Victim Services. An autopsy has been ordered to take place by the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.

One of the occupants of the semi was transported to hospital by EMS to receive medical assistance and was later released.

Investigative units and emergency responders who assisted include an RCMP Collision Reconstructionist, the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, Maidstone EMS, the Provincial Response Team (PRT), and Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management (SERM). Saskatchewan Highway Patrol, Lloydminster RCMP and Wilton Police Service also helped with
re-routing traffic and maintaining safety on the roads.

The highway was closed in both directions for about 12 hours as a result of the incident and reopened later in the evening.

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