Snowplow and SUV collide near Hanna, Alta., sending teen to hospital

Police had not determined a cause as of Sunday afternoon

Image | STARS air ambulance

Caption: RCMP responded just after 9:30 a.m. Sunday to Highway 9 east of Hanna, Alta., where a westbound SUV had rear-ended a snowplow. (Submitted by STARS)

A teenager has been sent to hospital in serious condition after a collision between an SUV and a snowplow near a southern Alberta town Sunday morning, police said in a release.
RCMP responded just after 9:30 a.m. to Highway 9, east of Hanna, Alta., where a westbound SUV had rear-ended a snowplow.
A 38-year-old woman was driving the SUV with two others inside, aged 12 and 15.
The 15-year-old was transported to a Calgary hospital by STARS.
His 12-year-old brother and mother were not injured, police said.
Police had not determined a cause as of Sunday afternoon.