A vehicle collision Thursday afternoon left one person dead, Alaska State Troopers said in a written statement.
Around 1 p.m., two vehicles collided near Mile 97 of the Parks Highway near Talkeetna. Everyone involved in the crash was taken to a hospital, where one person was pronounced dead, troopers wrote.
The deceased's name was not being released Thursday, and the investigation was ongoing, troopers wrote.
Around the same time Thursday, in a separate crash, three vehicles collided near Mile 91 of the Parks Highway, said Ken Barkley, fire deputy director with Matanuska-Susitna Borough emergency services.
In that collision, there were no serious injuries, but the roads were so slippery that emergency responders had to drive at 30 miles per hour, Barkley said.