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Teenage girl killed

GRANDE PRAIRIE — Witnesses believe an icy road may have played a role in a two-vehicle collision that killed a teenage girl in northwestern Alberta.

GRANDE PRAIRIE — Witnesses believe an icy road may have played a role in a two-vehicle collision that killed a teenage girl in northwestern Alberta.

RCMP at Grande Prairie say the crash happened on a rural road Wednesday afternoon when a sport utility vehicle slid sideways into an oncoming pickup truck.

The 15-year-old girl, who was a passenger in the SUV, was killed.

Her name has not been released.

The 18-year-old male driver was sent to hospital with serious injuries.

A 32-year-old man who was the sole occupant of the pickup suffered minor injuries.