Driver dies after medical episode, leads to multi-vehicle crash on Highway 16 west of Edmonton

Posted June 24, 2025 11:36 am.
Last Updated June 25, 2025 8:31 am.
A 56-year-old man from Northwest Territories, believed to have suffered a medical episode while driving, died in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning, RCMP said.
Mounties say the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Highway 16 near Range Road 20 on the Yellowhead, west of Edmonton.



RCMP said the driver had a medical episode, lost control, which led to a single-vehicle collision, and he died as a result of a medical episode. STARS Air Ambulance was dispatched to the crash scene but turned away.
However, traffic westbound on the highway was impacted for several kilometres around the crash scene. RCMP said they responded to a three-vehicle collision around 11:30 a.m. as a result of backed-up traffic, and no injuries were reported.