Motorcyclist killed in highway crash northeast of Strathmore

One man is dead following an afternoon crash near the intersection of Highway 21 and Township Road 272.

According to EMS spokesperson Stuart Brideaux, at approximately 1:30 p.m., EMS crews responded to a location along Highway 21 following reports of a collision involving a car and a motorcycle.

The motorcyclist, a man believed to be in his fifties, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver and passenger of the car, two women in their late eighties, were transported by ambulance to the Strathmore Hospital in stable condition.

RCMP are investigating the crash. The identity of the deceased has not been released.

Beiseker RCMP have closed Highway 21 between Highway 9 and Highway 564 in both directions and traffic is being detoured. An estimated time for the reopening of the highway has not been released.