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Stretch of Peigan Trail closed after head-on collision kills driver

A fatal head-on collision closed a stretch of Peigan Trail in southeast Calgary for a time Wednesday.

Commuters experienced delays for several hours

A man in his thirties died Wednesday after driving this red car at a high rate of speed and slamming into two oncoming vehicles on Peigan Trail S.E. (Justin Pennell/CBC)

A fatal head-on collision closed a stretch of Peigan Trail in southeast Calgary for a few hours Wednesday.

A driver waspronounced dead at the scene.Another person was taken to hospital in non-life-threatening condition.

Commuters experienced delays close to wherethe stretch of Peigan between 36thStreet and 52ndStreet S.E. was closed for several hours.

Emergency crews were called to the scene around 4:15 p.m. MT. Calgary police traffic investigators are looking into the cause of the crash.

With files from Dave Will, Justin Pennell