The southbound lanes of Highway 2 near Okotoks are closed due to a multi-vehicle collision and fuel spill that occurred around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday. One person was airlifted to a hospital in Calgary by STARS Air Ambulance, while another person with non-life-threatening injuries was transported by ground ambulance. Traffic is being diverted onto 338 Avenue and the southbound lanes will remain closed until the spill is cleaned up. Fire crews are still on scene.
A four-year-old child was seriously injured on Monday afternoon after running into the side of a moving trailer in Brandon, Manitoba. The incident occurred just before 3:30 p.m. on Victoria Avenue, and police say the child ran from a parking lot into the path of the trailer, which was being towed by a half-tonne truck. The child was taken to the Brandon Regional Health Centre before being airlifted to the Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg, where he remains in serious but stable condition.
