One person is dead following an afternoon collision between a motorcycle and a car near Morley.

According to EMS, emergency crews from Kananaskis Country and Stoney Nakoda responded to a section of Highway 1A near Highway 1X following reports of a crash.

The motorcyclist, a 57-year-old man from Calgary, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two occupants of the car, both believed to be in their early 70s, were transported by ground ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in stable, non-life threatening condition.

RCMP closed a section of Highway 1A following the fatal crash. An investigation into the collision is underway and police say alcohol does not appear to be a factor.