ESAT News (August 18, 2017)
An Ethiopian family visiting Alberta from the United States is grieving the loss of three children. As Global News reports, some are now questioning the highway intersection that’s seen similar tragedies in the past.
Three children, including an infant, were killed in a crash in east-central Alberta on Wednesday that injured three others.
The victims who died were a 16-year-old girl, an 11-year-old boy and an 11-month-old baby girl. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.
A relative of the victim confirmed to ESAT the death of the children in the tragic accident.
The crash between a semi-truck and an SUV happened near Hanna, Alberta, in the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 570 at about 5:55 p.m.
Investigators believe the SUV was travelling west on Highway 570 when it collided with the semi-truck, which was travelling south on Highway 36.
Two people from the SUV, the parents of the children, were taken to the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. The woman, in her 30s, was airlifted to the hospital by STARS Air Ambulance while the man, in his 40s, was transported via ground ambulance. Both remained in hospital in stable condition Thursday morning.
The driver of the semi was taken to hospital via ground ambulance.
“It’s a tragic event that is very saddening to me,” Hanna Mayor Chris Warwick said. “We hate for people to come visit our part of the world and end up with a tragic event like this; it’s a very sad situation, for sure.”