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Pedestrian killed in Trans Canada crash east of Calgary

A collision on the Trans Canada Highway in Strathmore, Alta., left one person dead early Saturday morning. Mike Hills

A 61-year-old man from the Siksika Nation is dead following a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway in Strathmore, Alta., early Saturday morning.

Emergency crews were called out to the intersection of Highway 1 at Highway 817 just after 2 a.m. with reports of a person who had been struck by a vehicle.

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EMS arrived to assist, but the male victim was pronounced dead at the scene. An RCMP spokesman said the driver of the vehicle remained on the scene.

No name has been released.

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