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Highway 28, just north of the town of Gibbons, Alta., was finally reopened around 11 p.m. on Thursday after a fatal crash.
While Alberta RCMP haven’t released many details about the crash, Sturgeon County said in a post on social media that the crash resulted in “multiple fatalities.”
Sturgeon Country said in a post on social media Thursday evening that the crash resulted in “multiple fatalities.”
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According to information from 511 Alberta, the crash happened shortly after 5 p.m., prompting the RCMP to shut down Highway 28 between Highway 28A and 50 Avenue.
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The closure lasted for about six hours.
While Highway 28 was reopened late Thursday evening, black tire tracks were still visible Friday morning at the scene of the fatal crash.
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People who live in the area have long complained about the lack of traffic controls along Highway 28.
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The mayor of Sturgeon County, Allana Hnatiw, told Global News during an interview in November of 2025 that “there are a number of intersections along there where we see high collisions and fatalities.”
Multiple crosses line the ditch of Highway 28, north of Gibbons – memorials to other people who have previously been killed along the stretch of road some locals call “deaths highway.”
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With traffic along the road expected to increase over the next few years – following plans announced earlier this week that a huge new data centre will be built in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland – there are concerns there could be more accidents along the same stretch of Highway 28.
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