A collision involving a pickup truck and semi truck east of Drayton Valley, Alta., resulted in the death of two men Thursday afternoon.
RCMP said the pickup truck with a flat deck trailer was travelling south on Range Road 52 when it collided with a semi truck pulling an empty tanker trailer that was travelling west on Highway 39.
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The 57-year-old driver and a 52-year-old passenger of the pickup were killed in the crash, police said. RCMP said the driver was a resident of Wetaskiwin County, while the passenger was from Leduc.
The driver of the semi truck was not physically injured in the collision.
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The RCMP collision analyst conducted a scene examination Thursday and RCMP continue to investigate the fatal crash.
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