Two taken to Regina hospital following head-on crash on Ring Road

A head-on collision in Regina on Saturday morning sent two men to hospital and resulted in a majorclosure of the East and Westbound lanes of Ring Road.

Just before 3 a.m. CST police were called to Ring Road near the Wascana Parkway exit for reports of a collision between a semi-truck and a pickup truck, according to a police news release.

Early investigation by police indicated the pickup was driving the wrong way in the Westbound lanes on Ring Road when the collision occurred.

Both drivers were taken to hospital.

Police say the driver of the pickup truck sustained serious injuries and the semi driver also sustained injuries in the crash.

Reconstructionists are assisting with the investigation, which police say is ongoing. The road was closed from Albert street to Wascana Parkway but re-opened around 9 a.m.