ALIDA - The RCMP is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred recently outside of Alida in the RM of Reciprocity, and resulted in two people being taken to hospital.
The Carlyle RCMP received a report of the collision on Highway 601 on Nov. 4 at approximately 4:55 p.m. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene.
Initial investigation determined a pick-up truck and a semi collided at the intersection of the highway and a rural road. The semi then caught fire.
The adult woman driving the pick-up truck was taken to hospital with injuries that the RCMP described as serious. The adult man driving the semi was taken to hospital with injuries described as serious but non-life-threatening. Neither vehicle had any passengers.
The Carlyle RCMP continues to investigate with the assistance of a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist.
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