On Dec. 18, 2021 at approximately 8:30 a.m., Whitecourt RCMP with the assistance of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a multi vehicle collision on Highway 43 eastbound between Windfall Road and Highway 32 South in Woodlands County.

Preliminary investigation revealed that approximately 30 km west of Whitecourt, a semi-truck and trailer hauling compressed natural gas was rear ended by a semi-truck and trailer hauling freight, while travelling east on Hwy 43.

The lone male driver and occupant of the semi hauling freight was deceased on scene.

Whitecourt RCMP with the assistance of the RCMP Collison Analyst continue to investigate the collision.

Whitecourt RCMP would like to remind motorists to drive cautiously and to the conditions of the roads.