3 dead after SUV collides with parked semi

Three people are dead after an SUV collided with a parked semi-truck on Highway 1 near Piapot, Sask.

RCMP said they were called to the scene around 3:20 p.m. Monday.

Police said an investigation determined a semi-truck was parked on the side of the highway when an SUV collided with it.

Three occupants of the SUV were pronounced dead at the scene. They have been identified as a 49-year-old woman, a 72-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man.

Police say a fourth person in the SUV was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The driver and passenger of the semi-truck did not report injuries to police.

Highway 1 was closed for a period of time but has since reopened.