A 26-year-old man from Sturgeon County is dead following a head-on collision northeast of Edmonton Wednesday morning.
In a news release just before 8:30 a.m., Fort Saskatchewan RCMP said police were at the scene of a serious collision on Highway 825 near the Sturgeon Industrial Park. The area is located on the northwestern outskirts of Fort Saskatchewan.
Police said the collision involved two vehicles.
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According to RCMP, the man who died was in one vehicle while a 22-year-old Fort McMurray woman was driving the other vehicle. She was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The highway was closed for several hours Wednesday while officers conducted their investigation. The highway has since reopened.