(rdnewsNOW file photo)

By rdnewsNOW Staff

21-Year-Old-Victim

Didsbury RCMP respond to fatal motor vehicle collision

Mar 9, 2022 | 3:21 PM

Icy highway conditions are believed to have been a factor in a fatal crash that claimed the life of a young woman in Mountain View County on Tuesday.

On Mar. 8, at 5:18 p.m., Didsbury RCMP responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 2A, north of Carstairs near Township Road 304.

Mounties say the investigation indicates that a pickup truck was northbound on Highway 2A when it attempted to overtake a second northbound vehicle. The pickup truck lost control and left the highway, rolling in the ditch.

Police say the 21-year-old female driver was the lone occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

An autopsy has been ordered by the office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Last seen Nov. 28

Missing: Jimmy Eagle, 27, of Maskwacis

10h ago

the situation is dire

Two deaths, possibly from cold exposure, raise alarm amid Red Deer shelter situation and plight of homeless community

Dec 12, 2025

Lace-'Em Up!

Red Deer's outdoor rinks returning for another season

Dec 12, 2025

RCMP say next of kin has been notified and the name of the deceased will not be released.

No further updates are anticipated.