A 55-year-old cab driver has died following a two-vehicle collision early Saturday morning.
Red Deer City RCMP say around 12:45 a.m. taxi driver Donald Roland Ogloff was travelling north in his cab on 30th Avenue when he approached the intersection of 55th Street when a south bound Ford Focus slammed into the cab while trying to make a left hand turn onto Highway 11.
Ogloff was on duty at the time of the collision and had one passenger in the vehicle.
Ogloff was taken to the Red Deer Regional Hospital where he later died. The 22-year-old male passenger was also taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries. The driver of the Ford Focus was treated at the scene and released.
The collision is under investigation. No charges have been laid. Alcohol is not believed to be a contributing factor in the collision.