On Saturday, traffic on Highway 1 near Gull Lake was down to a single lane following a serious collision of a pickup truck and a semi trailer unit.

"At 11:45 am, there was a collision between the southbound pickup truck and an eastbound semi on Highway 1 at Gull Lake," said Corporal Mark Langager with the Swift Current Rural detachment.

"The pickup truck was attempting to cross Highway 1 when it was struck by the semi. The driver of the truck was transported to the hospital with serious injuries and the RCMP traffic analysts were on scene to assist with the investigation."

The driver of the semi was not injured.

Corporal Langager says there have been many collisions at this intersection and says the cause is still under investigation.

He encourages drivers to be safe when crossing Highway 1.