The victim of a fatal rollout south of Lethbridge has been identified as a teenager from Cardston.
The accident happened on Thursday afternoon on Highway 501.
Fifteen-year-old Taylor Olson has been identified by her father as a passenger who died from her injuries.
A fund has been set up at Legacy Funeral Home in Cardston to help the Taylor family with funeral expenses.
In a statement to CTV News, the Olson family said that Taylor “was taken from this Earth too early.”
“Taylor had a great love for family and friends. She was full of compassion and always ready to listen. She also really loved nature and animals. Taylor had a great gift and talent for doing things ranging from cakes in the kitchen to projects in the wood shop or whatever her creative mind came up with, ”said Stephen, Taylor’s father.
The family says she will be greatly missed by her parents, siblings and many other families and friends.
GoFundMe for Olsen has also started.
Another 15-year-old passenger, Seth Lowe, was seriously injured in the crash. Lo was transported by air to a hospital in Calgary by STARS Air Ambulance.
Seth Lowe was seriously injured
GoFundMe has launched a campaign to help Lo’s family with his recovery, called Donate to help Lo’s family.
The name of the truck driver is not reported.
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