Man killed in head-on crash on Highway 12 near Hepburn, Sask.

One person is dead after a head-on crash on a highway north of Saskatoon.

Rosthern RCMP said a southbound vehicle collided with a vehicle in the northbound lanes of Highway 12 near Hepburn just after 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

The driver of the southbound vehicle, a 56-year-old man, was declared dead. His name has not been released by police.

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Two passengers in the southbound vehicle and the driver and passenger of the northbound vehicle were taken to hospital with what police said were non-life-threatening injuries.

The highway was closed for over five hours while RCMP officers carried out their investigation.

Police said they continue to investigate the cause of the crash.

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