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Semi truck collides with freight train, closing rural Alberta highway

A semi truck hit a freight train on Highway 575 causing a minor derailment and highway closure on Wednesday morning. Alberta RCMP

Highway 575 near Township Road 243 was impassable on Wednesday morning after a semi truck collided with a train, RCMP said in a media release.

The truck, filled with grain, struck the train at about 11 a.m., RCMP said.

The crash caused the train to derail and block the highway.

A semi truck hit a freight train on Highway 575 causing a minor derailment and highway closure on Wednesday morning. Alberta RCMP

Police said the truck driver was treated for minor injuries at the scene.

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Investigators believe heavy fog may have contributed to the collision.

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RCMP expected traffic would be diverted for several hours as the area was cleared.

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