A driver was lucky to escape serious injuries when his pickup hit the centre of the Sylvan Lake roundabout and rolled in thick fog on Tuesday morning.
Advocate driver Brant Perry was returning from delivering newspapers in the Rimbey area when he saw the collision unfold about 9 a.m.
Roads were frost-covered and the fog was dense when the driver of the westbound pickup apparently didn’t realize the roundabout was ahead and went straight through.
“He just appeared and hit the rocks in the centre. He couldn’t stop. There were ice crystals on the road and he just flipped when he hit the rocks,” said Perry.
“There was no way you could see the circle. I just know the circle was there, that’s why I slowed down and stopped.”
Perry jumped out of his vehicle to help. Fortunately, the driver was wearing his seatbelt and his air bags deployed, saving him from serious injuries.
The truck was carrying several barrels of chemicals of some kind, which the fire department cleaned up.