A section of Highway 16 in Saskatoon remains closed after a fatal collision in which a vehicle struck an overpass and caught fire.
Members of the Saskatoon Fire Department say they received a report of the collision at 2:30 a.m. Sunday at Highway 16 and Boychuk Drive.
When they arrived, firefighters say they found a single vehicle at the overpass fully engulfed in fire.
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Saskatoon police confirmed to Global News a 27-year-old Saskatoon man had been travelling westbound in a pickup truck prior to the collision. They said the man died in the incident and his family has been notified, but his name will not be released.
Fire crews immediately deployed a hose line to douse the flames on arrival. Other members also performed a search of the entire area to see if anyone else was involved.
As of 6:46 a.m. the fire had been completely extinguished, and the department said there were no further injuries to civilians or firefighters.
As of 11:25 a.m., police said members of its collision analyst unit had completed their work and the east and westbound lanes of the highway have reopened.
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