Man dies in three-vehicle highway crash near Ponoka

A 46-year-old man is dead after a three-vehicle collision on the QEII near Ponoka late Friday night.
The crash happened around 10:25 p.m. at the Highway 53 overpass when a pick-up truck hauling a utility trailer collided with a mini-van and an SUV, all of which were northbound.
The van caught on fire, its driver trapped in the vehicle. He later succumbed to his injuries.
The male driver of the pick-up truck was not injured. The female SUV driver was transported to hospital via ground ambulance,