"Pretty stressful way to actually start out a Friday. It was scary because we could hear crashes behind us over and over again, so we didn't want to leave the vehicle." (Credit: Kevin Gillespie and Chester Mooney) RCMP said wildfire smoke and fog were to blame. He was in a pickup near the front of the pileup.Ī total of 34 vehicles were involved in a pileup on the westbound lanes of Highway 14, west of the Highway 21 intersection in Strathcona County, around 6 a.m. "I took a picture through the windshield right after it happened, and you can barely see the front of the truck," one uninjured commuter, Kevin Gillespie, recalled. Twelve others – seven men and five women – were taken to hospital in stable condition in ambulances. One of the women, in her 30s, was flown by STARS Air Ambulance from the scene to the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. Two women were hospitalized in critical condition. In total, 14 people were hurt in that pileup. The bigger crash involved 34 vehicles, including four semis, on the westbound lanes of Highway 14, west of the Highway 21 intersection. Smoke and fog causing poor visibility were considered a factor in crashes near Highway 21 and Highway 14 in Strathcona County on May 12, 2023. "Motorists are advised to avoid the area and travel is not recommended at this time." "Visibility in the area is extremely poor due to heavy smoke from the wildfires combined with moisture in the air," Mounties said in a 6:45 a.m. Within the hour, the area was closed to traffic. Smoke and fog greatly reduced visibility in the area that morning, officials said.īoth crashes happened near the Highway 21 and Highway 14 intersection around 6 a.m. More than a dozen vehicles were involved in a pileup on the westbound lanes of Highway 14, west of the Highway 21 intersection in Strathcona County on May 12, 2023. In total, 16 adults between the two scenes were hospitalized, according to Alberta Health Services and RCMP. More than a dozen vehicles were involved in each of the pileups wildfire smoke and fog caused in Strathcona County early Friday morning.
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