A 22-year-old passenger inside a 2007 Ford Focus died Friday afternoon after the car collided with a semi-truck at a busy intersection in Wetaskiwin, Alta.
It happened just before 2:30 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Highway 13 and 814 in the central Alberta town.
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According to RCMP, the Focus was travelling east on Highway 13 and attempting to turn left to go north on Highway 814 when it collided with a westbound semi.
The 22-year-old passenger of the car died on scene. The driver was taken to hospital but later released. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.
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Police continue to investigate the collision. Traffic in the area was re-routed for several hours.
The name and gender of the person who died was not released.
Wetaskiwin is about 70 kilometres south of Edmonton.
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