A 66-year-old man from Gibbons died after a collision involving four trucks on Highway 16 east of Edmonton on Saturday night. Alberta RCMP said the crash happened between Range Road 220 and Range Road 221 in Strathcona County, just before 9 p.m.

Police said three trucks were travelling westbound, while a fourth was travelling eastbound in the westbound lane when the collision occurred. Strathcona County RCMP, fire crews and emergency responders attended the scene.

The drivers and occupants of the three westbound trucks suffered minor injuries. One person was taken to hospital as a precaution. The driver of the eastbound truck suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital, where he died.

The cause of the collision remains under investigation, RCMP said.

The collision involved multiple vehicles and took place on Highway 16, a route east of Edmonton. Police have not provided further details about the circumstances leading to the eastbound truck travelling in the westbound lane. The RCMP media release described the man who died as a 66-year-old Gibbons resident.

No other deaths were reported in the collision. The people in the westbound trucks sustained minor injuries, while one person was transported to hospital as a precaution, according to police.

Based on reporting by Edmonton Journal.