RCMP say alcohol likely was a factor in a crash in the La Ronge area last week that sent at least five people to hospital.

The two-vehicle collision took place in the early evening of Tuesday, January 5 on Highway 102, just south of the Shell gas station.

Mounties say none of the injuries were life-threatening, although there were some broken bones.

The investigation is ongoing, but no charges have been laid at this time.