Calgary man killed, another injured in motorcycle crash on Highway 40

One person was killed and another was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash west of Calgary on Sunday.

Cochrane RCMP said the victims were among a group of people who get together once in a while for a casual motorcycle drive.

The group left Calgary on Sunday morning and began travelling through the Kananaskis area, which is where the crash occurred.

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RCMP said two riders lost control and entered the ditch while travelling north on Highway 40, about 13 kilometres north of Highway 541.

Paramedics pronounced a 47-year-old Calgary man dead at the scene.

The second man involved in the crash, a 40-year-old from Calgary, was air-lifted to hospital by STARS Air Ambulance with serious injuries.

The crash caused a section of Highway 40 to shut down while RCMP investigated.