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Five bison were killed in an overnight collision in Elk Island National Park.
RCMP said Fort Saskatchewan officers were called to the park east of Edmonton around 4 a.m. Thursday.
Near the entrance to the park they found three bison dead and two more injured, which later succumbed to their injuries.
RCMP said two pickup trucks were involved in the collision and the drivers stayed at the scene to await police.
It is not known whether the bison killed were grown adults, calves or a mixture.
No other information was released about what happened or whether speed was a factor.
Global News has reached out to Parks Canada for more information.
A year ago, park officials spoke of vehicles traveling at excessive speeds through the park, sometimes hitting and killing bison in their wake.
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Digital speed signs in the park – there are five in total – have caught motorists going as fast as 100 kilometers per hour over the speed limit – 144 km/h in a 40 km/h zone.
Between 2020 and 2023, at least six bison were killed by vehicles in the park.
The park took measures to slow down drivers, including installing speed humps.
The national park is located approximately 30 kilometers east of Edmonton.
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