Some tragic circumstances resulted in a death on a highway northeast of the Energy City.

On March 28th at around 9:00 AM, the Carlyle RCMP detachment responded to a two vehicle accident on Highway 9 north of the town. They said that a southbound SUV and a northbound pickup truck collided on the roadway. 

The lone 29-year-old female driver of the SUV was pronounced deceased at the scene, while the male driver of the truck, a lone 48-year-old male, was transported to hospital with undetermined injuries.

The incident is under investigation, and an RCMP collision re-constructionist and the Carlyle detachment continue to determine the cause.