Two men dead, others injured after semi hits a group of motorcyclists near Faust

Faust RCMP are investigating after a semi-truck crossed a centre line and collided with a group of motorcycle riders on Saturday morning.

Officers confirm that two riders are dead and six are injured.

At roughly 11:42 a.m. officers in Faust received a report of a collision involving a Semi & several motorcycles on Highway 2 near Range Road 143.

The group of riders are part of the Redrum Motorcycle Club.

According to the club’s Facebook page, the two men who died are 38-year-old Laurent Isadore from DriftPile Cree Nation, and 33-year-old Tyler Duboski of Edmonton. The other four men who were injured in the crash are from Edmonton, Grande Prairie and Kinuso.

Police continue to investigate the cause of the crash.

“This is very early in the investigation. We have eliminated alcohol impairment as a factor, but there are many steps needed to be taken before we can determine if charges will be laid”