Two people are dead and six others were sent to hospital following a highway crash north of Prince Albert.

Emergency crews were called to the scene shortly before 11:00 pm Saturday night on highway 335 near the enterance to the Sturgeon Lake Reserve.  

Paramedics believe that a vehicle was struck by another vehicle while it had stopped on the highway.

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, while six others  were transported to hispital in either good or stable condition.