Fatal crash closes Highway 2 south of Calgary
![Nanton crash Highway 2 Aug. 14, 2024 Emergency crews respond to a crash on Highway 2 near north of Nanton on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/8/14/nanton-crash-highway-2-aug--14--2024-1-7000572-1723652496537.jpg)
One person was killed in a highway crash south of Calgary on Wednesday morning.
RCMP say the incident happened on Highway 2 north of Nanton, between Township Road 164 and Township Road 170, at 4:30 a.m.
The crash involved a tanker truck carrying ammonium nitrate, which could be seen overturned on the highway.
An RCMP spokesperson says the tanker spilled its contents in the crash.
The driver, a 31-year-old male, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The collision initially closed both lanes of Highway 2, but northbound traffic was later able to pass through.
On Wednesday evening, Mounties advised traffic was again flowing in both directions.
Nanton is located about 60 kilometres south of Calgary.
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