Three dead after Sunday crash on Highway 10

Families from the Piapot and Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nations are in mourning following a deadly crash Sunday.

At approximately 7:40 p.m., first responders arrived on the scene of a collision on Highway 10 northeast of Balgonie between a truck that had been travelling north on the highway and a vehicle that had been heading south.

Initial investigation determined the truck lost control and collided with the vehicle.

The 59-year-old man driving the vehicle and a 32-year-old female passenger were killed and four girls were taken to hospital with serious to critical injuries.

In a Facebook post Sunday, Alma Rope said her seven-year-old daughter, Skyrah, was struggling to breathe. Later that night, Rope posted again, saying, “My baby isn’t going to make it, there is nothing they can (do) for her.”

Skyrah later died from her injuries.

On Monday, Rope provided updates on her other two daughters, Serenity and Savannah. In the post, Rope said Savannah broke her right femur while Serenity suffered a serious skull fracture.

Rope said the other girl in the crash had a broken spine and leg.

In a statement, Chief Roberta Soo-Oyewaste of the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation said: “We are working closely with the families to ensure those affected, and the people of our Nation, have support during this most difficult time.”

The support of a Crisis Intervention Stress Management team from the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council are available to help support the families and people affected by the incident.

According to the RCMP, the two men in the truck received minor injuries.

The highway was closed for several hours as officers investigated the crash.

The Mounties haven’t said what caused the collision, but they revealed in a media release that road conditions at the time of the crash “had been rapidly deteriorating in the area after a recent rainfall and dropping temperatures.”