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2 killed as semi and SUV collide in Jasper National Park

Two people died Wednesday evening in a head-on crash in Jasper National Park.

A semi truck and an SUV collided head-on on Highway 16 near Talbot Lake, 30 kilometres northeast of Jasper, just before 8 p.m.

The driver and the passenger in the SUV were declared dead on scene, RCMP said in a news release.

The man driving the tractor-trailer was transported to hospital.

The Yellowhead was closed overnight, with eastbound traffic diverted at the Jasper townsite and westbound traffic diverted at Highway 40 near Hinton.

The highway reopened to traffic Thursday morning, after collision analysts concluded their on-scene investigation.

RCMP provided no further details on the victims.