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Fatal crash on Memorial Drive

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Fatal crash on Memorial Drive
WATCH ABOVE: A car wrapped around a tree on Memorial Drive Saturday morning. A woman was killed, another rushed to hospital. A man, the driver, will escape with his life but now faces charges. Tracy Nagai reports – Jul 2, 2016

One person is dead after a rollover in Calgary’s northwest community of Sunnyside.

It happened just before 3 a.m. on Saturday in the eastbound lanes of Memorial Drive.

Police said the car lost control, struck a median and rolled several times before hitting a tree.

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A woman in her 30s in the front passenger seat was declared dead at the scene.

Another woman in her 30s was taken to hospital with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.

The driver, a man in his late 30s, was taken to hospital in non life-threatening condition.

No word yet on whether alcohol or excessive speed were a factor in the crash.

Memorial Drive was shut down at 10 St. N.W. while police investigated.

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