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Wildrose releases map highlighting dangerous Alberta highways

Last Updated Jun 29, 2017 at 9:52 am MDT

When it comes to serious crashes in Alberta, there are some infamous stretches of highway.

An interactive map put together by the Wildrose highlights some of the most dangerous places to drive.

The information was gathered through a freedom of information request and details fatal collisions from 2005 to 2014.

The deadliest stretch during that time was Highway 44 from the Yellowhead Highway west of Edmonton up to Westlock. There were 22 fatal crashes.

Highway 3 from Fort MacLeod to Lethbridge was second with 20 fatal collisions and third was Highway 63, known as ‘the Highway of Death’, from Fort McMurray to Fort Mckay which saw 18 crashes which killed people.

Also making the list was Highway 43 from DeBolt to Valleyview, that’s east of Grand Prairie, Highway 11 from Red Deer to just south of Eckville and Highway 2 from the 2A split down to High River.

All three stretches had 16 fatal collisions during the same time period.

There were 15 fatal collisions on Highway 16 from just west of Edmonton to Manly Corner as well as Highway 9 from just east of Chestermere to just east of Beiseker.

In 2014, 369 people died and more than 18,000 people were injured in just under 145,000 crashes on Alberta highways.