RCMP investigate crash on Highway 16 that left Beaumont man dead

A 21-year-old man from Beaumont, Alta., died after the car he was driving collided with a pickup truck near Jasper on Wednesday night.

The RCMP said officers were called to the scene at Highway 16, about six kilometres west of Jasper, just before 11 p.m.

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“Preliminary investigation reveals an eastbound sedan, while passing other vehicles, collided head-on with a westbound pickup truck,” police said in a news release.

According to the RCMP, the driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene while a 30-year-old man driving the pickup truck and a 29-year-old woman who was a passenger in that vehicle were taken to hospital and released with minor injuries.

Police said emergency crews did not leave the scene until 8 a.m. on Thursday.

An RCMP collision analyst was called in to help with the investigation which police said is ongoing.