Fatal crash closes part of Highway 44

RCMP vehicle. (Supplied)

A highway northwest of Edmonton was closed Monday morning because of a fatal crash.

RCMP issued a public advisory around 8:15 a.m. about the collision on Highway 44 at Township Road 572.

The area was reopened around noon.

Emergency responders located a 31-year-old man and sole occupant of a Dodge Charger, dead at the scene.

A 72-year-old man who was driving a GMC pickup was taken to hospital with injuries.