Advertisement

Man dead after head-on crash involving car and cube van west of Cochrane

An RCMP cruiser is seen in this undated file photograph.
An RCMP cruiser is seen in this undated file photograph. Alexander Quon/Global News

The driver of a car was killed when his vehicle collided head-on with a cube truck on Highway 1A on Friday afternoon, according to Cochrane RCMP.

In a news release, police said officers responded to the crash site, about 26 kilometres west of Cochrane, at 3:33 p.m.

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

RCMP said the man driving the car was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the cube van was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

An investigation is underway and police said traffic is being diverted away from the scene. RCMP said officers are expected to stay at the scene until at least 9:30 p.m.

Sponsored content

AdChoices