Central Alberta man dead after weekend crash on Hwy. 41

RCMP said would-be getaway vehicle got stuck in the snow after a robbery Dec. 23.

A man is dead after a crash on Highway 41 just south of Wainwright Saturday morning.

Officers responded to a crash involving a minivan and a semi truck around 9 a.m. Dash camera footage found that the minivan was in the northbound lane and crossed over the center line into the southbound lane and crashed into a semi-truck.

The driver of the minivan, a 35-year-old man, died of his injuries on scene.

The 51-year-old driver of the semi was transported to hospital by ambulance where he was treated for his injuries and released.

Wainwright is about 200 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.