US woman killed in crash on Trans-Canada near Field

A woman from the U.S. was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada near Field on Wednesday. The collision at around 12:20 p.m., Aug. 7, happened at Highway 1 and Emerald Lake Road near Field https://infotel.ca/newsitem/multiple-people-seriously-injured-in-crash-on-trans-canada-near-field/it106070 . RCMP say a pickup truck carrying two passengers from the United States crossed the centre line and hit an oncoming minivan carrying three passengers from Alberta. “All involved were transported to hospital, two of which were by air ambulance to Calgary,” reads an RCMP media release issued today, Aug. 9. The U.S. passenger in the pickup has since died from her the injuries she received in the crash. The woman's identity has not been released by police. The investigation into the cause of the crash remains under investigation. The highway was closed for several hours. Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact Golden-Field RCMP 250-344-2221. To contact a reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander mailto:halexander@infonews.ca  or call 250-309-5343 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tip@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .