Strathcona County RCMP and Strathcona County Emergency responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 21 near Township Road 510 in south-west Strathcona County Wednesday morning.
RCMP say the driver of a Ford Focus lost control of his vehicle and collided with a van.
The 24-year-old driver of the focus, whose name has not been released, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the van was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Three passengers in the van were treated for minor injuries.
Highway 21 southbound was closed from Highway 14 for southbound traffic and from Township Road 510 for northbound traffic, for about an hour.
Officers are advising motorists use alternate routes. They add area highways are in extremely poor winter driving conditions and travel is not recommended.
Strathcona County RCMP and an RCMP collision analyst continue to investigate this crash.
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