Woman killed in head-on crash on Highway 2

A woman was killed in a head-on collision south of Calgary on Highway 2 late Thursday night.

A northbound SUV collided with a southbound car shortly before midnight about six kilometres south of High River, RCMP say.

The woman driving the car was declared dead at the scene, and the 32-year-old man driving the SUV was taken to a Calgary hospital by STARS air ambulance.

The cause of the crash is being investigated.

Southbound traffic on Highway 2 wasdiverted to one of the northbound lanes for several hours, but all lanes have since been reopened.

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