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UPDATE: One dead after Highway 8 crash near Kamsack, Sask.

One person has been killed after a head-on crash on Highway 8 north of Kamsack, Sask. Jeremy Desrochers / Global News file

One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Saskatchewan. The head-on crash between a car and van happened Monday around 8:30 p.m. CT on Highway 8 just north of Kamsack.

The driver of the northbound vehicle, a 78-year-old woman, was declared dead at the scene. Her name has not been released.

Two people in the southbound vehicle were taken to Kamsack Hospital by a witness prior to the arrival of emergency crews.

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A female passenger was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

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The driver, Jonathon Scott Straightnose, fled from the hospital before he was treated. He was later arrested at a residence on the Keeseekoose First Nation.

He is facing charges of failing to stop at the scene of a crash or collision and driving while disqualified.

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Police said road conditions were good at the time and alcohol is not believed to be a factor.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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