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Driver killed in 3-car crash on Highway 2

WATCH ABOVE: Crumpled bits of metal littered Highway 2 near High River this morning, after a deadly collision. One man was killed, and a woman in her 60's was injured. As Mia Sosiak reports, police are trying to figure out how two of three vehicles, all going the same direction, ended up in a t-bone crash – Nov 1, 2016

A 46-year-old man was killed in a highway crash in southern Alberta on Tuesday.

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Emergency crews were called to Highway 2 north of 466 Avenue East, near High River, at around 7:15 a.m. The highway was closed for more than six hours while RCMP investigated.

RCMP said the collision involved a grain truck and two other vehicles, all of which were travelling northbound.

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According to EMS, an adult male was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been driving a sedan involved in the crash.

A woman in her 60s, who had been driving an SUV, was rushed to the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the third vehicle was uninjured.

An RCMP collision analyst is working to determine what caused the collision. Investigators do not believe alcohol was a factor.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact High River RCMP at 403-652-2357 or contact Crime Stoppers.

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The town of High River is located about 70 kilometres south of Calgary.

With files from Mia Sosiak

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