MOOSOMIN, Sask. – A veteran Mountie says one of two separate Saskatchewan crashes that killed a total of nine people over the weekend was the worst he’d ever seen.
Roses now mark the spot on a Saskatchewan highway where six people were killed in a head-on crash on Sunday.
"I’ve never seen anything like this in my 20 years with the RCMP," said RCMP Sgt. Gordon Stewart, who talked with reporters Monday at the crash scene near Moosomin, in the southeast corner of the province.
Police said an SUV crossed the centre line Sunday afternoon on snowy roads and slammed into a pickup truck.
The truck exploded and burned on impact, killing the 21-year-old driver, his 20-year-old cousin and two 18-year-olds, who were friends.
A 50-year-old woman driving the SUV died in the crash, along with her 26-year-old son. The woman’s 23-year-old son is the only survivor and is now in critical condition at a Regina hospital. All three were from the Cowessess First Nation.
Emergency responders have been offered counselling.
Earlier on Sunday, both Winnipeg parents of a large family were killed and two of their children were airlifted to hospital in a separate crash just outside Saltcoats, near the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border.
A 17-year-old girl driving a Honda Civic crossed the centre line to pass another vehicle, slamming head-on into the Winnipeg family’s minivan. The driver of the Civic also died at the scene, said police.
The two 38-year-old parents also have a 16-year-old son and a nine-year-old son.
The names of the victims have not been released.
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