BALGONIE — Two people are dead and a third person was taken to hospital Monday after a collision on the Trans-Canada Highway near Balgonie.
On July 25, at approximately 11:10 p.m., White Butte RCMP received a report of a collision on Highway 1 near Balgonie.
According to RCMP, investigation has determined a car and a van collided in the eastbound lanes. The driver of the car, an 18-year-old male from White City, and the passenger of the van, a 64-year-old female from Nanaimo, B.C., were pronounced deceased at the scene by EMS. Their families have been notified.
The adult male driver of the van was taken to hospital with serious injuries. RCMP do not have an update on his condition.
Highway 1 was closed during the initial investigation but has since re-opened. White Butte RCMP continue to investigate with the assistance of a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist.
This story has been updated to clarify that the woman from Nanaimo was a passenger in the van, not the car.
