Jasper RCMP responded to a fatal collision on Highway 16 on Sunday.
On December 22, 2019 at about 1p.m. Jasper RCMP responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 16 near Jasper.
A van with six occupants was travelling eastbound on Highway 16 when a collision occurred with a car with two occupants.
Preliminary investigation revealed the car lost control and a collision occurred with the two vehicles.
Icy conditions were reported at the time of the collision.
A female youth passenger in the car was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The adult driver of the car was transported via STARS to an Edmonton hospital with serious life threatening injuries.
The聽occupants of the van were cleared by medical personnel on scene and released.聽The occupants of both vehicles were from British Columbia.
Jasper RCMP and a RCMP collision analyst remained on scene for several hours but the highway was later re-opened.
The investigation continues and no further updates are anticipated. The name of the deceased will not be released.
