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Saskatchewan RCMP say its Serious Crimes Unit is now investigating a fatal collision Friday evening on Highway 39 involving Estevan Police.Â
A 46-year-old man from Estevan and a 40-year-old woman from Lampman were killed when a truck fleeing an attempted Estevan police traffic stop collided with their vehicle, according to a Sunday RCMP news release.Â
RCMP say the officer, who works with Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan, was “conducting proactive patrols and observed a truck driving above the legal speed limit.”Â
The officer “engaged the police vehicle’s emergency equipment to initiate a traffic stop,” but the truck driver did not stop and “continued at a high rate of speed,” the release said.
“Shortly after, Estevan Police Service CTSS observed the truck collide with a car on the highway,” it said.Â
The officer assisted with first aid, but when EMS arrived, they declared the driver and passenger of the car deceased, the release said.Â
Their families have been notified, according to police.Â
The driver was the sole occupant of the truck and was taken to hospital and later transported to another centre by air ambulance with serious injuries, the release said.Â
The province’s police watchdog organization was notified and determined the incident falls within its mandate.
SIRT directed the RCMP’s Serious Crimes Unit to investigate the incident under its oversight, the news release said.
The serious crimes unit is investigating with the help of the Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist and the office of the chief coroner, it said.