Highway 2 northbound closed near Morningside due to two-vehicle collision

Traffic on Highway 2 is being re-routed near Morningside as RCMP investigate a two-vehicle collision.
Ponoka RCMP and emergency personnel are on scene and northbound traffic on Highway 2 is being re-routed to Highway 2A towards Ponoka, according to a news release.
Traffic is expected to be delayed in the area for several hours, according to a news release sent around 8:30 p.m. 
Morningside is approximately 100 kilometres south of Edmonton.