A 38-year-old driver and his 14-year-old passenger died Sunday in Alberta after swerving from their lane to avoid a moose, instead coming face to face with a heavy goods vehicle transporting livestock.
“The investigation revealed that an SUV swerved to avoid a moose, and at that point, it collided head-on with a livestock transporter,” said the Redcliff Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). by press release, according to the “Calgary Herald”.
The 38-year-old driver and the 14-year-old girl next to him, both residents of Saskatchewan, were pronounced dead at the scene, while their vehicle reportedly caught fire following the collision.
The link between the two victims was not disclosed by the police force, which specified that the collision occurred on Highway 41 around around 7:25 p.m.
For his part, the driver of the livestock transporter was not injured.
“Condolences to the family and friends of the two deceased,” the RCMP would have added, according to the “Calgary Herald”.
Even if this tragedy occurred several thousand kilometers from Quebec, it echoes the call for vigilance launched at the beginning of the month by Transport Quebec, which advised keeping an eye open at the start and end of the day, especially on the North Shore.
Each year, the province records around 8,500 collisions with deer, he told TVA Nouvelles.