Saskatchewan RCMP responded to four separate fatal motor vehicle collisions this past weekend, including near Moose Jaw, Pelican Narrows, North Battleford and Fort Qu’Appelle.
Moose Jaw RCMP received a call on Aug. 29 at 4:17 p.m. of a fatal motor vehicle collision that involved an SUV and a semi-truck, about 10 kilometres east of the city on Highway 1 west of Belle Plaine, an RCMP news release explained.
Motorists reported to police that the SUV was travelling north on a grid road approaching Highway 1 and did not slow down for a stop sign. Instead, the SUV travelled through the intersection at a high rate of speed. The vehicle struck the semi’s trailer as the semi was going east.
When officers arrived, the SUV was fully engulfed in flames, the news release continued. The 77-year-old male driver — and lone occupant of the vehicle — was declared dead at the scene.
The 28-year-old male driver — and lone occupant — of the semi-truck did not sustain any injuries from the collision.
RCMP will not be releasing the identities of those involved at this time.
An RCMP collision reconstructionist, the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service, and Pense Fire and Moose Jaw EMS all attended the scene.
