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Driver dies after weekend crash in central Alberta

File photo of an RCMP cruiser. File / Global News

The driver of a vehicle involved in a rollover near the hamlet of Hairy Hill, Alta. over the weekend has died of his injuries, the RCMP said on Tuesday.

Police said officers were called to a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 45 at about 11:50 a.m. on Saturday.

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They said the driver was headed west on the highway when his vehicle rolled over into a ditch.

“Blowing snow and icy road conditions were present at the time of the collision,” the RCMP said in a news release.

The man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died there a short time later.

Police did not provide the name or age of the victim or say what type of vehicle he was driving.

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Hairy Hill is located about 120 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.

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