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WATCH: A fatal crash between a truck and a semi-trailer on Highway 1 caused the closure of westbound lanes on Tuesday morning. Doug Vaessen has details – Aug 29, 2017
A section of the Trans-Canada Highway was closed for hours on Tuesday following a fatal crash east of Strathmore, Alta.
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Calgary EMS said the collision between a tow truck and a semi-trailer happened at around 3:45 a.m.
Cpl. Jay Salmon with the Strathmore RCMP said the driver of the semi-truck told investigators his vehicle was hit from behind by the tow truck.
“He was in motion and the [tow truck] wasn’t slowing down or stopping or anything,” he said. “It appears that the tow truck just came up and rear-ended the back of the semi-truck at highway speeds.”
The driver of the tow truck, a 44-year-old man from the Strathmore area, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The driver of the semi-truck was uninjured. Police said there were no passengers in either of the vehicles.
