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Man dies after motorcycle collision on Callingwood Road overpass

WATCH ABOVE: It’s been a deadly morning on city streets, with two people losing their lives in separate crashed. Michel Boyer reports. 

EDMONTON — A motorcyclist was making a left turn onto Anthony Henday South when he was struck by an SUV coming from the opposite direction, police say.

The crash happened around 7:15 a.m. at 62 Avenue and Callingwood Road on the overpass of the Henday.

Police say a Ford Explorer heading east collided with the motorcycle that was heading west and making a left turn.

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At the scene, the motorcycle could be seen on the road, sideways, under the front of a blue SUV.

Paramedics treated the 55-year-old motorcycle rider at the scene and took him to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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The two people in the SUV, a 59-year-old man who was driving and a 59-year-old woman who was a passenger, did not report any injuries.

Roads in the area of the crash were closed while police investigated. They were reopened by 11:45 a.m.

Alcohol and speed to not appear to be factors, police say.

This is the 15th fatal collision in Edmonton this year.

It was a busy morning for traffic investigators, who were earlier called to a fatal crash in the west end. A truck slammed into a building near 178 Street and 118 Avenue, and the driver was killed.

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