A 64-year-old man was killed in a head-on two-vehicle collision near a town east of Calgary Thursday morning.
First responders, including EMS and RCMP, were first called to the scene on Highway 817 near Strathmore at about 11:15 a.m.
RCMP believe a truck was driving north on Highway 817 when it collided with a southbound truck pulling a trailer. Both trucks only had a driver inside.
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The man in the northbound truck was seriously injured and died on scene. Police said the driver of the truck hauling the trailer was treated for unknown injuries.
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Highway 817 was closed for several hours, but as of 4:45 p.m. Thursday, had re-opened to traffic.
A RCMP Collision Analyst is still investigating the cause of the collision.
It’s not known where the victim was from.
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