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Girl, 12, killed in ATV rollover southeast of Edmonton

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RCMP are investigating after a 12-year-old girl was killed in an ATV rollover southeast of Edmonton on Sunday.

At around 5 p.m., officers were called to an ATV rollover near Highway 14, about five kilometres east of Viking, Alta.

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RCMP said the girl was taken to hospital in Viking where she was pronounced dead.

No further details were released by the RCMP.

There were five fatal off-highway vehicle collisions in Alberta in 2016, which is the most recent data available from Alberta Transportation.

Viking is located approximately 130 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.

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