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An investigation is underway after a multi-vehicle crash west of Calgary resulted in a 61-year-old man’s death, Cochrane RCMP said on Monday.

On Monday night, police said the man who died was from Redcliff, Alta.

Eastbound Highway 1 was closed for some time between Morley Road and the Bear Hills overpass because of the collision. Shortly after 8 p.m., the RCMP said all lanes had been reopened.

EMS spokesperson Adam Loria said a man was declared dead at the scene and that there were no other injuries.

According to police, the man who died was the driver and sole occupant of a car that was involved in the collision. They said the other vehicles involved were a semi-truck and a pickup truck pulling a trailer. All of the vehicles sustained damage.

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The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m., EMS said. Late Monday afternoon, police said while their investigation was in its preliminary stages, they believe the car was headed east on the highway when it was hit by the semi-truck that was also headed east.

On Monday night, police said they were still looking into how the crash unfolded, but noted there was heavy rain with hail reported in the area at the time of the crash.

Morley Road is about 80 kilometres west of Calgary.

Police investigate a collision on Highway 1 west of Calgary on July 2, 2018. Hector Chaparro/Global News

Police investigate a collision on Highway 1 west of Calgary on July 2, 2018. Hector Chaparro/Global News