A man is dead after his pickup truck collided with a semi-tractor trailer in Hinton early Saturday morning.
RCMP say the collision occurred at the intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 40 just before 2 a.m. The pickup truck was travelling northbound on Highway 40, and the semi-tractor trailer was travelling eastbound on Highway 16.
The driver of the pickup truck died at the scene. The driver of the semi-tractor trailer was taken to hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
The cause of the collision is not yet known.
Westbound lanes of Highway 16 at the intersection with Highway 40 were closed Saturday morning as a collision analyst investigated.
RCMP say traffic is being diverted into the eastbound lanes of Highway 16, causing significant delays.