UPDATE:
ESTEVAN - One person is dead following a collision on the Estevan truck bypass Friday evening.
According to a news release from the Estevan RCMP, emergency crews were called to a two-vehicle incident just before 7 p.m. A semi-trailer unit and a car collided on the bypass (Highway 39A) east of the junction with Highway 47. The Estevan RCMP, Estevan Fire Rescue Service, Estevan EMS and Estevan Police Service all responded.
Both vehicles caught fire on impact. The lone occupant of the passenger vehicle, a 66-year-old man from Estevan, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the semi-trailer unit was treated at the scene and released.
The bypass from Kensington Avenue to the junction with Highway 47 was closed for most of the night; it reopened early Saturday. The RCMP says there were no hazardous materials involved and there was no risk to the public.
An RCMP Collision Reconstructionist continues to investigate.
