Driver missing after commercial vehicle crashes into river

An RCMP cruiser. (Sean McClune/CTV News Edmonton)

The driver of a commercial vehicle is missing after it crashed into a northern Alberta river on Tuesday.

At 9:10 a.m., emergency crews were notified that the vehicle had gone over the Wapiti River Bridge on Highway 40 near Range Road 704 just south of Grande Prairie.

Police, fire, and search and rescue volunteers responded to the scene.

The vehicle is still submerged in the river and the status of the driver is not known.

No further details have been released.