Alcohol believed factor in Hwy. 11 crash near Dundurn

DUNDURN—On Thursday, Oct. 23, at 8:20 p.m., Saskatoon RCMP received a report of a vehicle travelling north in the southbound lane of Highway 11 near the community of Dundurn. Shortly after, Saskatoon RCMP received a second report of a collision between two vehicles in the southbound lane of Highway 11.
Initial investigation has revealed that a truck with one lone 63-year-old male from Blaine Lake was traveling northbound in the southbound lane when it collided with a truck with a lone female occupant from the Hanley area that was traveling southbound.
The male’s truck rolled into the ditch. The male driver of the northbound truck was transported via STARS to hospital in Saskatoon with what were described as serious injuries. The female driver of the southbound truck received undetermined injuries.
Road and weather conditions were ideal at the time of the collision and alcohol is believed to be a factor. Saskatoon RCMP are currently investigating this collision.