Pair of highway fatalities on weekend

Two separate collisions on separate days ended the lives of two people in Saskatchewan.

On Sunday at 8:55 a.m., Prince Albert RCMP responded to a single-vehicle rollover on Whitfield Road in the RM of Buckland. An adult female passenger, a 32-year-old from Pelican Narrows, was declared deceased at the scene. Her family has been notified.

The female driver and a male passenger were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Prince Albert RCMP, with help from a collision reconstructionist, continues to investigate.

Then, around 7:40 a.m. on Monday, Indian Head RCMP rushed to a collision on Highway #1 near Wolseley. A semi-truck struck a parked semi on the shoulder. The parked vehicle was unoccupied.

The passenger in the moving semi, a 35-year-old Calgary man, was declared dead at the scene. The driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The highway was briefly closed but is now open. Indian Head RCMP, with collision reconstructionists, are investigating.

Witnesses or those with dashcam footage are urged to contact Indian Head RCMP.

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