One man is dead and a young woman was taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Red Deer Saturday morning.
RCMP say officers were called to a collision between an SUV and a motorcycle on Highway 2A just north of the city around 9:30 a.m. today.
Police say the 48-year-old motorcyclist, a resident of Blackfalds, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the SUV, an 18-year-old woman from Red Deer, was taken to hospital with injuries.
RCMP remained on scene for several hours before clearing the area and reopening the highway.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
** With information from Alberta RCMP
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