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

Saskatchewan RCMP says a man was killed and four people were injured after a head-on collision on Highway 12. File / Global News

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.

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.

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

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