A 22 year-old man has died after the vehicle he was driving collided with a semi-tractor trailer about 17 kilometres east of Chaplin on Highway #1.

The accident occurred Tuesday night before 6:00 PM. The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured in the incident.

Morse RCMP, along with Caronport and Chaplin fire departments and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service all attended the scene.

The highway was closed for a short amount of time, and was re-opened at around midnight.