Drumheller RCMP along with members of the Drumheller Fire Department and EMS responded to a mutual aid request from Carbon Fire for a motor vehicle collision on Highway 575 near Range Road 215 on Wednesday, February 9.
A Ford pickup truck hauling a trailer was travelling westbound on Highway 575 when it lost cargo from the trailer. The driver performed a U-turn to collect the cargo.
While performing the U-turn a second vehicle, an SUV also travelling westbound, crested the hill and struck the trailer on the driver side, causing the SUV to roll over.
Drumheller Fire and EMS responded to the scene and the driver of the SUV was taken to hospital via ambulance for assessment following the accident.
An investigation into this incident is ongoing.
