Gleichen RCMP respond to collision with combine, leaving Siksika resident dead

Gleichen RCMP responded to a vehicle collision on Thursday involving an SUV and a combine south of Cluny that left a 41-year-old Siksika First Nation resident dead.

Mounties responded to the crash on Highway 842 at about 4:55 p.m., with police, EMS, fire crews and a Siksika peace officer attending the scene.

The SUV held three occupants at the time of the collision, with the driver taken to a Calgary hospital in serious condition, while the front passenger suffered minor injuries.

The rear passenger, a 41-year-old resident of Siksika First Nation, was pronounced dead at the scene.