A head on collision near Peterson on Highway 5 has claimed the life of one woman and sent three to hospital.

Monday night just prior to 8 o'clock the Humboldt Fire Department as well as EMS and RCMP responded to the scene where they found a pick-up truck had collided with a grey car.

The 64 year-old woman driving the car was pronounced dead at the scene, a 33 year-old woman passenger and a five year-old girl also in the car were taken to a Saskatoon hospital with undetermined injuries.

The 31 year-old driver of the pick up truck was also taken to hospital in Saskatoon.

The investigation is ongoing.