A 65-year-old Wadena, Sask., woman has died after the truck she was driving collided with a semi on Highway 5, about two kilometres east of Wadena on Thursday.
Wadena RCMP, EMS and Fire Services all responded to the incident shortly before 4 p.m.
RCMP say initial investigation indicates the semi was travelling west and the truck was travelling east when they collided. The vehicles came to rest in opposite ditches.
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The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene. There was no one else in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
The lone 61-year-old man driving the semi from the United States reported minor injuries.
RCMP say the investigation is ongoing with the help of RCMP Collision Reconstruction.
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The highway was closed and detoured during the investigation but has since reopened.
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