Update: The scene of the crash has been cleared and both lanes are open again. RCMP do not intend to send any further updates regarding this incident.

 

Cochrane RCMP responded to a single vehicle fatal crash along Highway 1 Friday morning.

It happened on Highway 1 just west of Old Banff Coach Road around 9:30 a.m.

Mounties say the driver and the passenger have succumbed to their injuries. 

According to a spokesperson for Calgary EMS, two men in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene.

Their identities have not been released. 

The investigation into the cause of the crash is underway.