Two men were killed in a head-on crash between two vehicles on Highway 1 between Calgary and Chestermere on Wednesday.
The crash on westbound Highway 1 happened in the area of Rainbow Road at around 10:50 p.m.
The drivers and lone occupants of both vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene. The victims were a 27-year-old man from Chestermere and a 30-year-old Calgary man.
No other injuries were reported.
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RCMP said it appeared as though one of the vehicles was travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 1 when the collision occurred.
The collision caused the closure of westbound Highway 1. Traffic was diverted off Highway 1 and through Chestermere until about 5 a.m.
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The city of Chestermere is located about 10 kilometres east of Calgary.
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