The QEII Highway was shut down overnight and into Saturday morning after a multi-vehicle collision involving a tanker truck near Township Road 362, just north of Innisfail.
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The crash, which occurred Friday afternoon, initially closed both directions of the major corridor before the northbound lanes reopened Saturday morning. By just before 11 a.m., traffic was fully restored in both directions.
About 90 kilometres north of Airdrie, the collision caused significant commuter congestion between Calgary and Red Deer. The RCMP confirmed three vehicles were involved, and minor injuries were reported. Emergency crews worked through the night to clear the wreckage.
There are no further details on the cause of the collision.
Motorists should be prepared for winter driving conditions in the coming days, with flurries expected through the weekend and temperatures plunging to minus 29 overnight Sunday. Snow is in the forecast for Tuesday.
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