Two people were killed and two others were injured after a car ran a stop sign and was hit by another car on a major highway west of Edmonton Thursday afternoon.
The collision happened about 50 kilometers west of Edmonton, on Highway 16 on Range Road 33 between Stony Plain and Wabamun Lake.
RCMP said the initial investigation indicates a Toyota Corolla on the highway failed to stop at a stop sign in Yellowhead and collided with a Honda Civic that was traveling westbound on the highway.
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The two occupants of the Toyota — an 89-year-old woman from Wabamun and a 26-year-old man from Spruce Grove — were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
AHS and RCMP said the two women in the Honda were taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition, one with minor injuries.
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STARS Air Ambulance responded to the area, but a spokesperson said they were not medically necessary and did not transport patients.
Two cars were spotted at the scene. One was in the westbound lanes and the other vehicle was seen in the ditch on the side of the highway.
Traffic on westbound Interstate 16 was detoured for several hours while police investigated and cleared the scene.
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