One man is dead following a crash Thursday, March 17, east of Granum.

Fort MacLeod RCMP were called out around 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon to the scene 15 kilometres east of Granum on Highway 519.

Police say a car heading westbound tried to pass another and collided head on with an eastbound SUV.

The car's driver died on the scene, while the driver of the SUV was taken to hospital with non-lfe threatening injuries.