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Six people including 2 Americans killed in Jasper highway crash

A collision took the lives of 6 people including 2 journalists from the United States. The accident occurred on the Icefields Parkway close to the Honeymoon Lake campground. A van transporting 5 family members from Louisiana and Texas were heading north when it crashed with a southbound vehicle. Both vehicles caught fire.

Devastating ordeal

All passengers in the 2nd vehicle died but there are no details on their identities. The 2 Americans in the van died at the scene while 2 other members of the family were taken to a healthcare facility. A 2-year old in the van did not sustain any injury.

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Some people were performing CPR while others were offering survivors something to drink and blankets.

A 3rd vehicle moved off the road to avoid the crash and 2 people in the vehicle ended up with minor injuries.

Several passing motorists pulled over to assist in pulling out people from the vehicles including a retired firefighter from Australia.

On the rescue

Some people were performing CPR while others were offering survivors something to drink and blankets. The 2 men who were injured died on the scene.

According to the STARS air ambulance service, a 26-year old woman was transported to Edmonton in severe condition. The Alberta Health Services stated that another woman was transported to Jasper hospital in a stable state.

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LEARN MORE

Learn how to help by enrolling in a CPR course and for more information, check out these sources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/first-aid/cpr

https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-cpr/basics/art-20056600

https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/qa/what-is-cardiopulmonary-resuscitationcpr

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