Man dead, woman seriously injured in head-on crash after police chase in west Edmonton

A man is dead and a woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a stolen truck involved in a police chase collided head-on with a car Monday evening.

Edmonton police say they began following a stolen truck near 170th Street and 87th Avenue at around 8 p.m. They followed the vehicle west out of the city in theWinterburn Road area, when the vehicle fled at WhitemudDrive.

Police ended the chase when the truck began travelling on the wrong side of the road. A short time later, the truck collided head-on with a car, police said in a news release.

The collision occurred on the exit ramp from Anthony Henday Drive southbound leading to Whitemud Drive westbound.

The man driving the car diedat the scene. A female passenger in the car was takento hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Several suspects fled on foot from the stolen truck. Three were arrested by police nearby. None of them were injured.

Edmonton police are investigating both the fatal crash and the stolen truck. They say charges are pending.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the conduct of police while chasing the truck.

Investigators with ASIRT worked through the night and early morning, a spokespersonsaid.

ASIRTinvestigates incidents involving police that result in serious injury or death.

Broken glass littered the ditch at thescene Tuesday morning. Tire marks could be seen on the road, but police and the vehicles involved were gone.

A small, stuffed brown monkey lay among the glass.