Driver killed in head-on crash in Edson, Highway 16 shut in both directions

A head-on crash between a pickup truck and a car on the east end of Edson, Alta. has left a 23-year-old man dead, the RCMP said on Wednesday night.

In a news release, police said a Honda Civic was headed west on Highway 16 when it collided with a Dodge Ram heading east. They said the crash happened near an overpass at about 3:30 p.m.

The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the pickup truck suffered minor injuries. Nobody else was in the vehicles, police said.

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The RCMP said an investigation into what caused the crash is ongoing.

Earlier in the evening, Edson Mayor Kevin Zahara tweeted the highway was shut down due to a serious collision and that the stretch of road would be “closed for some time.”

https://twitter.com/kevinzahara/status/1007026185400770561

According to Alberta Transportation, the highway is closed at 25 Street.

Edson is located about 200 kilometres west of Edmonton.

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