Updated Tue. May. 5 2009 4:01 PM ET The Canadian Press
MILLET, Alta. -- An RCMP officer has been killed in a traffic accident while on duty south of Edmonton. RCMP say the officer was on traffic duty this morning near Millet when a police car collided with a truck. Police are investigating the collision to determine what happened.No information about the dead officer has been released.
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We now know the name of the Mountie killed in the line of duty south of Edmonton Tuesday morning. RCMP say Cst. James Lundblad was killed when his marked cruiser collided with a grain truck along Highway 2A. This was south of the town of Millet.The investigation has determined he was involved in speed enforcement activities at the time. After spotting a violator, police say Lundblad was making a U-turn to make a traffic stop when it happened. Lundblad was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck wasn't hurt.
Lundblad was a seven-year veteran of the force. He served with the Camrose detachment for the last year-and-a-half.
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