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Motorcyclist dead after colliding with Quebec City police cruiser

A Sûreté du Québec police logo photographed on a cruiser, in Montreal, Quebec on May 7, 2014. Denis Beaumont / The Canadian Press

QUEBEC CITY – A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a police cruiser in Quebec City late Thursday night.

The officer driving the car reportedly made a U-turn in a work zone on Highway 73 and was hit by the bike.

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The motorcyclist died in hospital and the two police officers in the cruiser suffered minor injuries.

Quebec Public Safety Minister Lise Theriault said an investigation into the crash will be conducted by Quebec Provincial Police.

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