One man is in hospital after an early morning crash on the Yellowhead Trail.

It appears a sedan and a semi collided, around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, near the 50th Street overpass.

Police say the 52-year-old driver of the car was taken to hospital with serious injuries and the driver of the semi was not hurt.

Eastbound lanes of Yellowhead Trail, between 50 Street and Victoria Trail, were closed for several hours by EPS Traffic Investigators, but reopened around 9:30 a.m..