RCMP say 1 dead, 4 injured after SUV and pickup truck collided in southern Alberta on Saturday

One man died and four others were injured in a collision between an SUV and a pickup truck in southern Alberta on Saturday.

Vulcan RCMP said its officers along with firefighters attended the two-vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Highway 23 and Highway 529 at around 5:25 p.m. on July 16.

RCMP said a pickup truck was traveling south on National Highway 23 when it was hit by an SUV traveling westward traveling on Highway 529.

A 55-year-old man, the only occupant of the truck, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials said the 34-year-old driver of the SUV, along with two young children in the back seat, were taken to a hospital in Calgary.

The third passenger, a 33-year-old woman, was airlifted by STARS to the hospital. Police said her condition was not known Monday night.

The crash left a road closed for several hours while RCMP crash crews were on the scene.

Officers are asking witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage leading up to the incident to contact the Vulcan RCMP squad at 403-485-2266, anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.P3Tips.com.