Edmonton firefighters were needed to put out the flames after a crash between a car and the LRT that sent one person to hospital Tuesday afternoon.
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services tells CityNews the car was on fire in the aftermath of the collision near the Whitemud Drive and 66/75 Street overpass.
Fire crews were called to the scene at 12:58 p.m., and the blaze was declared out at 2:07 p.m.
A video posted to social media and shared with CityNews shows flames and a plume of grey smoke billowing into the sky.
WATCH: Whitemud overpass collision between LRT, vehicle (Submitted by: Gursharan Buttar)
The Edmonton traffic camera for the overpass – viewed around 1:30 p.m. – showed police vehicles and fire trucks on the scene. Firefighters could be seen attempting to put out the blaze.
One person was taken to hospital by Emergency Health Services.
A traffic camera shows the aftermath of a collision between the LRT and a vehicle at the Whitemud Drive and 66/75 Street overpass on May 12, 2026. (Courtesy: City of Edmonton via edmontontrafficcam.com)
The incident also triggered a series of closures in the area:
66 Street northbound was being diverted onto 41 Avenue;
75 Street southbound was being diverted onto 51 Avenue;
Both onramps from Whitemud Drive eastbound and westbound onto 66/75 Street were closed.
Whitemud Drive eastbound and westbound were unaffected.
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