Young woman dead following highway crash near Swift Current
A crash on Highway 4 near Swift Current, Sask., claimed the life of a woman on Tuesday.
Shortly after 8 a.m. CST, emergency services responded to a collision about 10 kilometres south of Swift Current.
Two pickup trucks travelling opposite directions crashed, sustaining fire damage.
The driver of the truck heading north, a 25-year-old woman from Blumenort, Sask., was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her family has been notified and her name will not be released.
The 31-year-old man who was driving the southbound truck is from the Swift Current area. He was airlifted to hospital by STARS ambulance.
Highway 4 was closed on Tuesday morning but has since been reopened.
Traffic reconstructionists are assisting with the investigation, which is ongoing.
