Edmonton (Times Bureau)A Mountie died early Monday morning in a collision that occurred in Strathcona County, just east of Edmonton, according to the RCMP Officials
Police said the crash occurred at about 2 a.m. on Township Road 540, near the northeast edge of Edmonton.
Police were seen investigating where the road hits a dead end at the North Saskatchewan River, which serves as the border between the city and the county.
Despite efforts of emergency responders and civilians present, RCMP said Const. Harvinder (Harvey) Singh Dhami succumbed to his injuries.
At a news conference in Sherwood Park on Monday afternoon, Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki said Dhami was en route to a noise complaint call when the vehicle he was driving hit a concrete barrier.
Dale Kendall, the Strathcona RCMP detachment commander, said Dhami is survived by his wife.
Zablocki said the officer had been working in Strathcona County since graduating from the RCMP Academy’s Depot Division in Regina in 2019.
“He wasn’t just a police officer,” Kendall said. “He was a husband. He was a son. He was a brother. He was a friend. He was a colleague. And he was so much more.
Premier Danielle Smith tweeted about the collision on Monday afternoon and called the news “heartbreaking.”
“I want to extend Alberta’s deepest sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of Const. Dhami,” she tweeted, adding that she had ordered flags to be lowered at both the Alberta legislature and the McDougall Centre.
Opposition Leader Rachel Notley also tweeted about the crash, saying she was “shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Const. Harvinder Singh Dhami.”
“My thoughts are with his family, loved ones, the Strathcona County RCMP and everyone touched by this terrible tragedy,” she tweeted.
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