More than 20 vehicles involved in major pileup on Highway 2 near Crossfield: RCMP

Mounties say a multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday evening closed a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth II Freeway north of Airdrie.

RCMP stated round 10:35 p.m. police responded to a crash involving greater than 20 autos. The crash occurred on Freeway 2, north of Veterans Boulevard at Freeway 72 in Rocky View County.

Airdrie RCMP, an RCMP collision reconstructionist, EMS and space hearth companies are on the scene at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Police stated there have been accidents, however the precise quantity remains to be unknown.

Car fires have been additionally reported on account of the accident. It’s unclear how lengthy it took firefighters within the space to extinguish the hearth.

The northbound lanes of Freeway 2, starting at Veterans Boulevard, stay closed as of 5:30 a.m. and motorists are suggested to anticipate delays all through Wednesday morning. Visitors is being diverted north by way of Freeway 567.

RCMP stated journey alongside southbound Freeway 2 stays open at a really gradual tempo; nonetheless, officers are diverting visitors close to Freeway 72 and Freeway 806.

Attributable to “intense fog, icy highway situations and altering climate patterns that dramatically have an effect on the power for motorists to see,” Mounties are asking motorists to not journey within the space until essential.

“(This may) enable first responders to take care of those that need assistance,” the information launch stated.

For the newest highway situations, police stated to verify the 511 Alberta web site.

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