Driver Airlifted to Calgary After Truck Rollover Near Grasmere

Driver airlifted to Calgary after truck rollover near Grasmere

The driver of a dump truck was airlifted to hospital in Calgary by STARS Air Ambulance Thursday evening, Aug. 21. following a single-vehicle rollover in the South Country.

South Country firefighters respond to vehicle rollover | East Kootenay, Elk Valley

The driver of a dump truck was airlifted to hospital in Calgary by STARS Air Ambulance this evening following a single-vehicle rollover. “When we arrived on site, we found a dump truck approximately half full of asphalt had rolled,” explained Elk Valley and South Country Rural Fire & Rescue Chief Michael Hockley. “Our members worked as quickly as possible to secure the scene and safely extricate the lone occupant. STARS was dispatched and was ab…