RCMP in Prince Albert, Sask., are continuing their investigation into a fatal vehicle collision over the weekend.
Police shared in a statement on Monday that the incident happened before 5 p.m. on Saturday on Highway 3 near Crutwell, Sask., about 23 kilometres west of Prince Albert.
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RCMP say investigators determined that a car and a truck towing a boat on a trailer collided.
The driver of the car, a 25-year-old man from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Sask., was declared dead at the scene of the crash. His family has been notified, police said.
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The truck driver was taken to hospital with what police say are serious injuries.
Two passengers of the truck, both youths, were not injured.
Police added that Highway 3 was closed for about seven hours during the initial investigation, but has since reopened.
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