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A 55-year-old man from Shoal Lake is dead after a two-vehicle collision on Friday.

The Shoal Lake RCMP responded to the accident on Friday at about 1:30 p.m. on Highway 42 at Road 139 West, in the RM of Yellowhead.

It's been determined that a semi-truck with trailers was travelling north on Road 139 West and he crossed Highway 42 when it was unsafe to do so and collided with a semi-truck going west on Highway 42. The driver of the semi-truck was prounounced dead on the scene and he wasn't wearing a seatbelt.

The 61-year-old in the semi-truck with trailers suffered minor injuries.