Boy dead after single-vehicle crash on Highway 1 near Emerald Park

A boy was killed in a single-vehicle crash on a Saskatchewan highway just east of Regina on Saturday.

According to the RCMP, officers were called to the scene of the crash on Highway 1 at the Highway 624 overpass west of Emerald Park, at around 11:15 p.m.

Police, firefighters and paramedics all responded, but the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Very little information about the deceased driver was shared by police.

“He has been identified as a male youth,” the Saskatchewan RCMP said in a statement. “His family has been notified and no other details will be provided to be mindful of their privacy.”

The crash remains under police investigation, the RCMP noted, with help from a collision reconstruction expert.