By rdnewsNOW staff

Minivan travelling wrong way on QEII crashes into car near Ponoka

Oct 10, 2018 | 3:13 PM

Thankfully, no one was killed when a minivan travelling in the wrong direction on the QEII Highway near Ponoka Tuesday night collided with a car.

The crash happened just after 10 p.m. just north of the Highway 53 exit. RCMP say a Dodge Grand Caravan was travelling northbound in the southbound lanes of the highway when it crashed head-on into a car.

Several RCMP units responded along with fire and emergency services personnel.  STARS Air Ambulance was unable to respond due to weather.

The 77-year-old driver and lone occupant of the van was taken to an Edmonton hospital.

The three occupants of the southbound car – a 28-year-old female driver, 53-year-old female passenger and 1-year-old male passenger – were extricated from the car and taken to an Edmonton hospital. Each suffered serious injuries and remain in the hospital in stable condition. 

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RCMP are looking to speak with anyone who has any information about the white Dodge Grand Caravan, which had a B.C. license plate, and its activities prior to the collision. You can call the Ponoka RCMP Detachment at 403-783-4472.