1 dead after single-vehicle rollover north of Beiseker

One person is dead after a single-vehicle collision north of Beiseker, RCMP said Thursday night.

According to an RCMP release, a pickup truck travelling between Beiseker and Acme lost control around 7:10 p.m., rolling several times.

A 34-year-old male passenger from Calgary was ejected from the vehicle. He was declared deceased at the scene.

The driver, a 30-year-old women from Acme, was airlifted to hospital by STARS air ambulance in life-threatening condition, RCMP said. 

Highway 806 was rerouted for several hours Thursday night as emergency personnel responded to the incident.

Beiseker RCMP officers continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the rollover.

No other information was immediately available.