A highway collision near Devon Friday morning killed one man, say RCMP.

The crash between two pick-up trucks closed Highway 19 about two kilometres east of the town at 8:45 a.m. 

The victim was in a truck with two other males who were taken to hospital with undetermined injuries.

Two males in the second truck were treated locally for unknown injuries, police said.

Few details are available, but road conditions were very poor, RCMP said.

Traffic began moving slowly in both directions with one alternating lane of traffic, shortly before noon. The highway is expected to fully open early Friday afternoon.  

Collision analysis investigators are on scene. 

Devon is about 26 kilometres southwest of Edmonton. 

Friday's face-blasting, vehicle-burying winter storm arrived early in the capital region as heavy, wet snow left roads covered in ice and slush.

The snowfall warning issued by Environment Canada for the capital region on Wednesday has been lifted, but two more centimetres of snow is expected to fall in Edmonton before the storm ends.

The storm is just beginning to hit some areas of the province. Snowfall warnings remain in place for a large swath of northern and central Alberta, stretching from High Level to Hanna.

Up to 15 centimetres is expected to fall in some areas, as a low-pressure system moves northeastward through the province.

Strong winds of up to 80 kilometres per hour will cause some localized blowing and drifting snow in exposed areas, Environment Canada said.

"Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions," reads a snowfall warning from Environment Canada. "Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow.

"There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas. Take frequent breaks and avoid strain when clearing snow."

Environment Canada expects the snow to taper off in Edmonton early Friday morning and exit northern Alberta Friday night.