Local hockey player killed in crash southeast of Red Deer
A two-vehicle collision east of Torrington Tuesday morning claimed the life of a local hockey player.
According to Three Hills RCMP, a semi-tanker was travelling southbound on Range Road 252 and turned onto westbound Highway 27 at about 8:10 a.m.
There, the semi was hit by a Jeep Patriot already travelling westbound on Highway 27.
Mounties say the driver and lone occupant of the Jeep died at the scene. The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs announced on Twitter that the deceased was a member of their team, 17-year-old Ryan McBeath of Olds.