Two seniors have been killed after a crash near Rokeby on Thursday.

According to RCMP, an eastbound vehicle hit a westbound vehicle on Highway 16 around 1:00 p.m.

An 80-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman from Langenburg, Sask. were pronounced dead at the scene.

The man driving the westbound vehicle was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

The highway was closed until Friday morning.

Rokeby is approximately 15 kilometres southeast of Yorkton.