Two Sherwood Park, Alta. teenagers are dead and one is in hospital after a collision near Fort Saskatchewan Thursday night.
Shortly after 9:10 p.m., Fort Saskatchewan RCMP were called to the collision on Highway 21 just north of Township Road 542.
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Police said early investigation suggests the three teenagers were in an SUV heading south when it was hit by a pick-up truck driving north in the south lane.
The 17-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy in the SUV were pronounced dead at the scene. A 15-year-old girl was taken to hospital where she remains with serious injuries.
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The 45-year-old driver of the truck was taken to hospital as a precaution.
An RCMP collision analyst and forensic reconstructionist were on scene until about 3:30 Friday morning.
RCMP said the investigation is ongoing and an update isn’t expected for several weeks.