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Fatal Crash

Man dies after crashing truck into river near Rimbey

May 19, 2020 | 12:32 PM

One man is dead after a truck hit a bridge guardrail and rolled into a river southwest of Rimbey on Monday.

On May 18 at 9:43 a.m., Rimbey RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision on Township Road 420 near Leedale. A 31-year-old male was located deceased.

The investigation indicates that a pick-up truck was eastbound on Township Road 420 when it collided with a bridge guardrail and rolled into a river. Mounties say the sole occupant of the truck was located in the river and determined deceased.

RCMP Air Services and the Ponoka County Fire Department conducted a search of the river and surrounding area to establish that there were no other vehicle occupants.