One person is dead following a single vehicle rollover in Okotoks Monday night.

Police say it happened around 6:30 p.m. on 274 Avenue and 112 Street East, just outside of town.

Mounties say the driver and lone occupant of the SUV was travelling westbound on 274 Avenue lost control and rolled with the vehicle coming to rest on its roof.

STARS Air Ambulance took the driver to hospital in Calgary where he later died.

He's been identified as Stephen Hoffman, 33, from Okotoks.

The highway was closed for a short time but has since re-opened.

Okotoks RCMP, with the help of a collision analyst, continue their investigation into the crash.

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