Five bison died after two separate vehicles hit them in a national park east of Edmonton early Thursday morning, Parks Canada officials say.

Foggy conditions are being blamed after five bison were killed in a collision with two pickup trucks early Thursday morning at Elk Island Park. Just before 4 a.m. Fort Saskatchewan RCMP received a report of a collision at the park,

Parks Canada and the RCMP are investigating after five bison were killed east of Edmonton in an overnight collision at Elk Island National Park, when fog was thick in the area,

Five bison are dead at Elk Island National Park east of Edmonton following an early Thursday morning collision.