Two men dead, one injured in accident on dangerous Hwy 63
Source : Edmonton Sun
FORT MCMURRAY -- RCMP say two men are dead and a man is seriously injured following another fatal accident on Hwy 63 near Fort McMurray.
Police say the motorists were killed after two pickup trucks collided yesterday morning just north of the turnoff to the Suncor oilsands plant.
TWIN THE LINKPolitical and labour leaders have been lobbying the Alberta government for years to twin the major link between Edmonton and the oilsands capital.
Between 2001 and 2005, there were 1,011 collisions on the highway, killing 25 people and injuring 257 others.
The province has committed $820 million to twinning the road, but has been widely criticized for not expediting the work. RCMP say that 10 people died in accidents on Hwy 63 last year.
