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Fort Smith woman dies after Wood Buffalo truck rollover

A file photo of an RCMP truck. Sarah Pruys/Cabin Radio
A file photo of an RCMP truck. Sarah Pruys/Cabin Radio

A Fort Smith woman has passed away after a truck rollover along Pine Lake Road, south of Fort Smith.

Police said a truck rolled over 34 km south of Fort Smith on Friday afternoon.

In a news release on Monday, Fort Chipewyan RCMP said the driver, a 24-year-old woman from Fort Smith, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three passengers were sent to hospital. Police did not say how serious the passengers’ injuries were.

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RCMP did not identify those involved in the incident.

Police continue to investigate and an RCMP collision reconstructionist has been working at the scene.