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A 52-year-old driver was killed and his passenger severely injured in a collision with a semi close to the doorway to the Cargill meatpacking plant in Hoogrivier.
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Excessive River RCMP had been known as to the scene of a collision on Freeway 2A between 434 Avenue E. and Freeway 543 E., on the entrance to Cargill, round 7:30 a.m. Friday.
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When emergency crews arrived, they discovered a semi and passenger automobile had collided. The driving force of the passenger automobile, a person from Calgary, was pronounced lifeless on the scene. His passenger was transported by STARS to a Calgary hospital.
The semi driver was not injured within the crash.
Officers imagine the heavy fog might have been an element within the collision, however the investigation is ongoing. The RCMP’s collision deconstruction group attended the scene earlier than it was cleared early Friday afternoon.
“Our ideas and prayers exit to the deceased and passenger’s household and mates,” Excessive River RCMP mentioned in a information launch.
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