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2 B.C. residents dead in Highway 22 collision north of Cremona
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Two people died in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 22 Saturday.
The crash happened around 4:34 p.m. at the intersection of Township Road 303, north of Cremona.
Emergency workers tended to both occupants of a Toyota Corolla, but the 76-year-old man and 75-year-old woman from Qualicum Beach, B.C., were declared dead on scene.
The driver of a Ford F350 was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
An investigation into the cause of the collision is underway .
Alberta RCMP expressed its condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.
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