Driver arrested after chain reaction collision involving 5 vehicles on 82 Street

Collision on 82 Street near 127 Avenue. (Photo Credit: Siddi Chudal, CityNews)

By News Staff

Posted August 5, 2025 6:25 pm.

Last Updated August 6, 2025 9:11 am.

Edmonton police say a 28-year-old man was hospitalized after he allegedly rear-ended a vehicle on 82 Street, causing a chain reaction of three other collisions on Tuesday.

The Edmonton Police Service says that driver was arrested. He sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities say he was driving too fast, going south on 82 Street – just south of 127 Avenue – when he drove into a Dodge Ram.

Police say the Ram then struck a Mercedes, which struck a Ford Focus, which struck a Mitsubishi RVR. The drivers of those four vehicles suffered minor injuries.

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The EPS major collision investigations section is investigating the collision.

The road reopened around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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