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Woman hit by a truck in northern Sask. dies, man charged with impaired driving

A man has been charged with impaired driving causing death after a woman was killed after being hit by a truck. File Photo / Global News

A driver has been charged with impaired driving causing death after a woman was killed in northern Saskatchewan after she was hit by a truck.

The fatal collision happened Thursday morning in Fond-du-Lac.

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According to police, two women were walking southbound on the right side of the road when they were hit by a truck travelling in the same direction.

Delaine Lidguerre, 20, was treated at the scene and then rushed to a local medical clinic where she was pronounced dead.

A 24-year-old woman was taken to hospital with unknown injuries.

Mounties arrested the driver of the truck, Korgan Mercredi, at the scene.

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Mercredi, 18, has been charged with one count of impaired driving causing death and one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm.

He will make his first court appearance on June 13 in La Ronge.

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