Semi-SUV crash shuts down eastbound Highway 1

A Boxing Day crash west of Regina on Highway 1 had eastbound lanes closed down, delaying traffic for about 90 minutes near Pense.

It involved a SUV and a semi, according to an emailed news release from the RCMP.

A woman driving the SUV pulled onto the highway from a grid road, and then was struck by the semi.

STARS air ambulance was called to the scene, landing a helicopter right on the highway and resulting in the traffic delay. STARS crew members took the woman to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the semi wasn’t injured.

The crash happened just after 4 p.m.

The SUV was heavily damaged, and the semi sustained some damage to its front end.

Here is the Stars Air ambulance landing on the highway. pic.twitter.com/jwCcSDqiz2

— Mike Gerolami (@MGerolami) December 27, 2018

– With files from 980 CJME’s Kevin Martel