MAPLE CREEK — Three people from Estevan have died and one person has been injured after a two-vehicle collision in southwest Saskatchewan.
According to a news release from the Saskatchewan RCMP, on July 20 at approximately 3:20 p.m., Maple Creek RCMP received a report of the collision on Highway 1 near Piapot.
The RCMP said an investigation determined an SUV collided with a semi parked on the side of the highway. Three occupants in the SUV were declared dead at the scene by EMS. The RCMP said they have been identified as a 49-year-old woman, a 72-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man, all from Estevan. Their families have been notified.
A fourth occupant of the SUV was taken to hospital by EMS with injuries described by the RCMP as "serious in nature".
The driver and passenger in the semi did not report injuries to police, the RCMP said.
Highway 1 was closed for a period of time but has since reopened.
The Saskatchewan RCMP said the Maple Creek detachment continues to investigate with the assistance of a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist.
