Battlefords RCMP responded to a fatal accident at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday morning after two vehicles collided on Highway #687 north of Denholm.

Battlefords Fire Department and EMS also responded to the crash which involved a truck and a car. The driver and sole occupant of the car was declared deceased by EMS at the scene.

He has been identified as a 67-year-old man from Battlefords. His family has been notified. The driver of the truck was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening.

The accident remains under investigation.