An accident on Highway 1 has ended in a fatality.

At approximatly 11 pm on September 22, Cochrane RCMP responded to a collision at Highway 1 and Scott Lake Hill.

Sergeant Darleen White says an Infiniti SUV crossed three lanes and the collision could not be avoided.

"There was a semi tractor trailer unit travelling east bound in the middle lane, he saw a vehicle on the right hand side near the ditch, so he moved over into the far left hand lane. The vehicle came across all three lanes of traffic in front of his vehicle and he couldn't avoid the collision.

The SUV driver a 32 year old male from Calgary was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the semi unit was uninjured.

The investigation is ongoing and at this time RCMP are unsure whether alcohol was factor.