Melville pair killed in crash after driving in wrong lane on Highway 1

An RCMP vehicle can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News)

Two people from Melville are dead following a serious crash near Balgonie over the weekend.

At around 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, RCMP learned of a crash on the eastbound lanes of Highway 1 near the Highway 48 overpass in White City.

Members of the White Butte RCMP Detachment responded to the scene alongside paramedics and firefighters.

RCMP discovered a pick-up truck and a car had collided. Both passengers of the car were declared dead at the scene by EMS. They were identified as a 39-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man from Melville. Their families have been notified.

The driver of the truck was taken to hospital by STARS with injuries described as “non-life threatening.” The passenger of the truck was taken to hospital with injuries also described as non-life threatening.

According to RCMP, its initial investigation found that the car was travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 1.

“This and other potential factors in the collision will be confirmed as part of the ongoing investigation by White Butte RCMP and a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist,” the service noted.