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Child dies in morning of crashes in Edmonton area
& Q0 _& |/ R, n      By Laura Drake, edmontonjournal.comOctober 8, 2009
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EDMONTON — A three-year-old boy is dead after a morning that saw dozens of car crashes across northern Alberta accompany the season’s first snowfall.
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5 d9 c; i) l" W) JAccording to Wetaskiwin RCMP, the fatal crash happened around 9 a.m. two kilometres south of the Millet overpass on Highway 2. A truck heading north on the highway lost control and crossed the median, striking a southbound cube van. The pickup truck contained a central Albertan family of four, including the young child who was pronounced dead at the scene. The mother and father were taken to hospital in serious condition while the other child in the truck, a one-year-old, received only minor injuries.
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No names will be released at the request of the family.

Highway 2 southbound at the Millet overpass was closed at 9:30 a.m. due to the crash, but has since reopened. Ponoka RCMP are warning of extreme winter driving conditions and asked people not to drive unless absolutely necessary.
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In Edmonton, the snow also brought a chaotic morning traffic rush as crashes dotted the city and surrounding area.

- U, A0 h9 d4 E7 Q: u  @Between 5:30 and 11 a.m., there were 57 crashes that caused damage to cars and 18 crashes in which someone was hurt. The City of Edmonton has sanders patrolling bridges and problem areas. Bridges are especially slick. The Alberta Motor Association’s Kent Dixon said portions of the Anthony Henday and the Whitemud have been closed.

% m8 Y! Y% ?) ]' s0 o3 f“The first snow always throws people off a bit,” he said.
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; I0 l. I6 G; c$ g! D9 u5 q- L' h“People might think it’s just wet roads, but it’s slick. ... This isn’t necessarily winter, but there are winter conditions out there.”

3 W0 J# V  ]" W$ R6 XDespite all the collisions, Dixon said the wait for an AMA tow truck Thursday morning was only 60 minutes. The normal wait for this time of year is 30 minutes.
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Conditions are especially bad east of the city in Sherwood Park, where RCMP spokesman Const. Wally Henry said there are over a dozen crashes.
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“Nothing life-threatening. A lot of property damage and minor injuries,” he said.

“I can’t believe how people are driving. ... As soon as October hits, we just wait for this to happen.”

: ?7 z* v% i$ y; ?. R" GOn the Internet microblogging service Twitter, updates on minor collisions and delays in the city have been coming fast and furious.

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