Child in life-threatening condition after alleged road rage incident near Carstairs

Didsbury RCMP responded to what police describe as a serious traffic collision this weekend following reports of road rage by a white truck passing vehicles.

At 4:10 pm, August 27, 2022, a suspect vehicle, described only as a white truck overtook a family SUV, breaking aggressively in front of them. Mounties say the SUV lost contact with the road surface while attempting to avoid a rear end collision with the suspect vehicle.

The suspect truck and family SUV were both travelling southbound on Hwy 2, approximately two km south of the Hwy 581 over pass near Carstairs, AB. The SUV rolled through the median ditch before coming to rest along the fence.

As a result of the SUV rolling, one child under 5-years of age was ejected from the vehicle and is said to be in life threatening condition, having been flown by STARS Air Ambulance to hospital. The four other occupants, two children and two adults are also in serious condition and were transported by ground ambulance to area hospital. The suspect vehicle did not remain.