Two dead in fatal collision near Balgonie, Sask.
Two people are dead following a collision on Highway 1 near Balgonie, Sask., according to a news release from White Butte RCMP.
At around 11 p.m. on July 25, RCMP received a report of two vehicles, a car and a van, colliding in the eastbound lanes of Highway 1 near Balgonie.
The driver of the car, an 18-year-old man from White City, was killed along with a 64-year-old woman from Nanaimo, B.C. who was a passenger in the van.
The driver of the van was taken to hospital with serious injuries according to RCMP. There has been no update on his condition.
Highway 1 was closed for the initial investigation but has since reopened. White Butte RCMP are continuing to investigate with the help of a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist.
Correction
RCMP intially released that the 64-year-old woman who was killed in the collision was a passenger in the car. A later correction outlined that she was a passenger in the van involved in the collision.
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