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RCMP investigate fatal highway crash in northern Alberta

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One person is dead after a highway crash involving an SUV and a semi-truck in northern Alberta on Monday night.

In a news release, the RCMP said officers from the Slave Lake detachment were called to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 2 near Township Road 710A at about 9:20 p.m.

Police say it is believed an SUV towing a dual-axel flat-deck trailer drove into an oncoming lane of traffic before crashing with a semi-truck hauling a loaded trailer.

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The driver of the SUV died at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

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