Two dead, one in critical condition after hit and run on Siksika Nation: RCMP
Gelichen RCMP responded to a collision involving pedestrians at 9:30 p.m. Saturday on Siksika Nation, RCMP said in a release.
'Five people were walking when they were hit by a vehicle,' according to police.
Two residents of Siksika Nation — a 27-year-old man and a 45-year-old man — were pronounced dead, while a 45-year-old woman, also a Siksika Nation resident, is in critical condition.
Two other people were uninjured.
The vehicle fled the scene. The RCMP major crimes unit is investigating.
RCMP ask anyone who has video footage of the area between 8 and 10 p.m. to contact them. Anyone with information is asked to contact Gleichen RCMP at 403-734-3923, or to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or through P3Tips.com or the P3 Tips app.
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