Airdrie RCMP are continuing to investigate a single-vehicle roll-over on May 31 that resulted in a fatality.
According to the detachment's press release, the incident occurred at 12:34 a.m., when Airdrie RCMP and Airdrie Fire Department crews responded to a vehicle roll-over on Yankee Valley Boulevard, east of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway.
"A sports utility vehicle was travelling westbound when it left the road on the North side of Yankee Valley Blvd.," the release stated. "The vehicle rolled as it left the road way."
Airdrie firefighters were required to extract the driver from the vehicle, and the male driver and a female passenger were transported by ground ambulance to hospital.
The male driver; a 73 year old resident of Airdrie, was pronounced deceased at the hospital. According to RCMP, the lone female passenger was the driver’s spouse. She was treated at the hospital and later released.
Airdrie RCMP are continuing to investigate and do not believe alcohol and drugs to be a factor in the collision.
If you have any information regarding this investigation, please contact Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7200. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.
