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17-year-old killed, 2 injured in serious crash east of Airdrie

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WATCH: Jacqueline Avery is being remembered as a bright, energetic and well liked young student. As Jenna freeman reports, she’s been identified as the 17-year-old killed in a collision Wednesday afternoon – May 9, 2019

One person was killed and another two were injured in a serious crash near Airdrie on Wednesday afternoon.

EMS said paramedics were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash at Range Road 285 and Highway 567, east of Airdrie, just after 1 p.m.

A 17-year-old girl was driving east as she “lost control of her vehicle when weather turned bad,” RCMP said.

Police said it was hailing.

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Her vehicle entered the path of another heading west and crashed.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, RCMP said.

Global1 helicopter footage shows vehicles being loaded onto tow trucks at the scene of a fatal collision near Airdrie on Wednesday, May 8. Global News

A 75-year-old man was airlifted to Foothills Medical Centre by STARS Air Ambulance in life-threatening condition. His condition was later upgraded to stable.

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A woman was also taken to Foothills Medical Centre with serious injuries, EMS said.

RCMP said in a news release at 1:20 p.m. that traffic was being diverted around the scene of the collision. By 8 p.m., the road was clear, RCMP said.

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