Woman, 2 children die in collision near Foam Lake, Sask.

Three people were killed and four others injured in a serious crash near Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, on Friday afternoon, according to RCMP. Police said a truck trying to pass a semi on a grid road about nine kilometres west of Foam Lake collided with an SUV. A 40yearold woman and two girls, ages eight and five, died at the scene. An adult man in the SUV was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The truck driver was also hospitalized with nonlifethreatening injuries, and two passengers were sent to hospital with injuries ranging from nonlifethreatening to serious. RCMP say 40yearold Kelly Knopf of Sumter, South Carolina, has been charged with three counts each of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death and dangerous operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm. He is scheduled to appear in court on Monday as the investigation continues.