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Two people have died in a workplace accident at the Fort Hills oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 28, a statement from Suncor says a bulldozer hit a light vehicle truck at the site.
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Two workers from ClearStream Energy were killed in the accident. A 29-year-old man from Bloomfield, Nfld. driving the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, as was a 28-year-old Calgary woman. The driver of the bulldozer, a 58-year-old man from Fort McMurray, was not injured. The names of the victims have not been released by either company.
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Two highway road workers were hit by a vehicle on Highway 16, west of Mannville, on the morning of Dec. 16.
Employees of Emcon Services were working in the eastbound lane when they were struck and injured by a vehicle, according to an RCMP Dec. 17 news release.
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A 58-year-old man was transferred via STARS to an Edmonton hospital and a 50-year-old male was transported by ambulance to Vermilion Hospital and then to Edmonton for further care.
The 25-year-old driver of the vehicle did not sustain any injuries.
Alberta motorists asked to slow down in work zones after workers run down
RCMP and a highway maintenance company are asking Alberta motorists to slow down when when driving through work zones after two workers were run down this week.
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Posted: Dec 19, 2020 8:30 AM MT | Last Updated: December 19, 2020
Two road maintenance workers were hit by a vehicle on Highway 16 near Mannville, Alta., Wednesday morning. (Simon Rizzardo/Emcon)
RCMP and a highway maintenance company are asking Alberta motorists to slow down when when driving through work zones after two workers were run down this week. I just want drivers to notice that we re on the highway, said Frank Rizzardo, CEO of the maintenance firm Emcon. They re out there trying to make the roads safer for the travelers and they can t do that when they put their own security at risk.
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On Dec. 16, 2020 at approximately 10:00 a.m., Vermilion RCMP responded to a report of a collision involving a vehicle and two highway road workers on Highway 16, west of Mannville.
Two males from Emcon Services were working in the eastbound lane when they were struck and injured by a vehicle travelling eastbound on the highway.
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A 58-year-old was transferred via STARS to an Edmonton Hospital and a 50-year-old was transported by ambulance to Vermilion Hospital and then to Edmonton for further care.
EDMONTON Two roadside workers are in hospital after they were hit by a vehicle on Highway 16 near Vermillion, Alta., Wednesday morning. The Emcon Services employees were in the eastbound lane when they were struck at approximately 10 a.m., RCMP said. A 58-year-old man was airlifted to a hospital in Edmonton and a 50-year-old man was taken to a hospital in Vermillion before he went to Edmonton for more care, police added. The 25-year-old driver of the vehicle was not injured. The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is aware of the crash, RCMP said.
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