2 die after 3 motorcycles crash on Alberta highway

Two people are dead after three motorcycles crashed on a southern Alberta highway on Monday.

Cochrane RCMP and paramedics responded to the crash on Highway 1A at 6:45 p.m.

Two of the motorcyclists were dead at the scene, while a third was taken to hospital with unknown injuries, police said in a release.

Traffic was rerouted for several hours in both directions between Highway 1X and the exit to Morley while police investigated.