One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in southern Alberta on Friday.
Okotoks RCMP said the collision happened on Highway 2 near the intersection with Highway 547, near Aldersyde, at around 10:45 a.m.
Investigators told Global News the driver of a BMW 323i was travelling north when the vehicle hit a pillar in the median that supported the Highway 547 overpass.
The driver, a 21-year-old man from Calgary, died at the scene.
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The collision caused northbound traffic on Highway 2 to be reduced to a single lane.
RCMP said the cause of the collision remains under investigation. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor.
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The hamlet of Aldersyde is located about 30 kilometres south of Calgary.
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