WHISTLER (NEWS 1130) – One person is dead after a crash on the Sea to Sky Highway.

Another person has been taken to the hospital.

Whistler RCMP Staff Sergeant Steve LeClair says it happened at around 9 a.m. “We were notified of a collision on Highway 99 just north of the Callahan Forest Service Road. Two vehicles collided at that location.”

“One of the vehicles went off-road and caught fire, with the driver trapped inside. The driver of that vehicle was deceased,” he tells us.

LeClair notes investigators don’t yet know if weather was a factor in the crash.

“It’s snowing lightly in Whistler… and there is some compact snow on the roadway, but I do not know if this contributed to this collision or not.”

The route was closed to traffic in both directions for most of the day.

For up to the minute traffic updates, you can follow us on Twitter @NEWS1130Traffic or subscribe to breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox. You can also listen live to traffic reports every 10 minutes on the ones.