Man airlifted to hospital after crash between train, semi near Edmonton

A train and a semi crashed north of Edmonton on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024. (Matt Marshall/CTV News Edmonton)

A 20-year-old man was airlifted to hospital after a crash involving a train and a semi north of Edmonton on Tuesday.

Morinville RCMP responded to the crash in the area of Highway 44 near Township Road 571.

STARS flew the 20-year-old man to the University of Alberta Hospital. He sustained serious injuries, RCMP told CTV News Edmonton.

Train, semi crash Drone footage of a crash involving a train and a semi north of Edmonton on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024.

The truck was carrying lumber, Sturgeon County said.

The RCMP will investigate the crash, not CN, as police initially said.