A Mountie died early Monday morning in a collision that occurred in Strathcona County, just east of Edmonton, according to the RCMP.
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. READ MORE: Edmonton bids farewell to 2 slain police officers at regimental funeral 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. “This is never the kind of news we want to share,” Zablocki said.
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.