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Alberta man killed in head-on collision with tractor trailer

A photo of an RCMP vehicle. Global News/File

An Alberta man was killed in a collision north of Calgary last week.

Drumheller RCMP said an eastbound car is believed to have drifted into the opposite lane and collided head-on with a westbound tractor trailer.

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The driver, who was the only person in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The collision happened Highway 9, about five kilometres east of the Highway 27.

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Police identified the victim as a 39-year-old man from Youngstown, Alta., but won’t release his name.

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