Driver dies after hitting construction platform on Highway 16

A 44-year-old man from Spruce Grove died early Thursday after his SUV struck a stationary construction platform on westbound Highway 16 just west of Edmonton.

The collision happened around 2:42 a.m. near the Highway 60 overpass. Parkland RCMP say the man was driving west when his vehicle hit the scissor lift work platform.

A construction worker in the bucket of the lift was hospitalized with serious injuries. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

Both westbound and eastbound lanes of Highway 16 were closed Thursday morning, with traffic diverted to off-ramps while police investigated.