Man sent to hospital after collision with tow chain in heavy fog: RCMP

Apr 18, 2018 | 12:00 PM

An 81-year-old man was hospitalized with minor injuries this morning after a car in the ditch turned into a collision north of Prince Albert.

Prince Albert RCMP and emergency crews attended the scene at the White Star grid in the RM of Buckland on Highway 2 early Wednesday morning. RCMP Cpl. Rob King said it’s important to always use caution, even when helping out a neighbour.

“They hooked up a chain and they were tugging him out of the ditch,” King said. “While they were doing this, there was heavy fog in the area. Then a northbound truck was driving on the road and struck the chain that was trying to pull the truck out of the ditch.”

Traffic was diverted for several hours this morning as emergency workers cleared the site.