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Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck in Rocky Mountain House: RCMP

A file photo of an RCMP cruiser is shown. File / Global News

The RCMP are investigating after an 84-year-old man died in hospital after being hit by a truck in Rocky Mountain House on Monday.

Police said they were called to the collision in a crosswalk at 54 Street and 53 Avenue at 1:45 p.m.

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They said the victim was taken to a local hospital before being airlifted to a Calgary hospital via STARS Air Ambulance. The man later died of his injuries in hospital.

Mounties did not say what led to the crash or whether charges are expected to be laid.

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