Vauxhall resident dies in serious collision near Scandia

Brooks RCMP say they responded to a serious motor collision on Thursday afternoon after receiving a call at 1:14pm that a semi-truck and an SUV collided on Highway 36 near Township Road 154 in Scandia. First responders including firefighters and EMS declared the driver of the SUV, a 66-year-old resident of Vauxhall, Alta., deceased.

As the investigation gets underway, preliminary information suggests that inclement weather resulted in the SUV colliding with one of the trailers from the semi-truck, which had drifted over the median. The roads suffered through poor conditions, with black ice and blowing snow causing poor visibility.

Highway 36 has since been reopened for travel. RCMP send their condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

Landon Hickok

Landon is a recent graduate of the Radio and Television program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton. He previously obtained a diploma for Christian Ministries at Home Church Bible College in Red Deer, Alberta. For years since, he worked on church media with Home Church and later with City Life church in Leduc, Alberta, working on event live-streams and video productions. At NAIT, he was part of the student-run NAIT NewsWatch news program. He led topics ranging from school athletics to local news and international headlines such as the October 7 attack in Israel in 2023. Outside of news, he spent internships in Edmonton sports with the Oilers of the NHL and the Stingers of the CEBL. Now in Lethbridge, he’s here to produce stories to help inform all and to honour Jesus Christ with his work.

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