Three dead, two injured in St. Paul crash between minivan and semi-truck: RCMP

Three people are dead and two are in hospital with severe injuries after a two-vehicle collision in St. Paul County on Tuesday night between a semi-truck and a minivan.

Mounties responded to the collision after 5:15 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 36 in St. Paul County, RCMP said in a news release.

According to Cpl. Mathew Howell, the minivan had a stop sign at the intersection, and the semi-truck did not. He said early signs indicate that the minivan ran the stop sign and was struck by the semi-truck. 

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When first responders arrived, they attempted life-saving efforts on all crash victims, police said. Two 29-year-old Saddle Lake Cree Nation residents and a 21-year-old Edmonton woman were declared dead at the scene, RCMP said. Two victims sustained severe injuries and were sent to hospital, Howell said.

RCMP could not confirm which people were in either vehicle.

Howell said alcohol and drug use are not believed to be factors in the collision.

The road has been reopened.

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