Snowy road conditions led a truck driver to lose control of his tanker near Smoky Lake on Nov. 6, ending up in the North Saskatchewan river according to police.
Smoky Lake RCMP said they responded to a call at 8 a.m. that a truck was in the river off Highway 831.
According to reports, the driver needed to climb out of his over-turned truck and onto the top of the vehicle to be rescued by the Smoky Lake Fire Department by boat.
The tanker was report-edly hauling oil that spilled into the river after the accident. RCMP said an environmental team is in charge of the cleanup.
Jana Semeniuk
Staff Reporter
