One woman was killed in a crash between a semi-truck and an SUV on a southern Alberta highway on Friday.
RCMP said the collision happened on Highway 519 between Highway 2 and Highway 23 at about 4:30 a.m.
Fort Macleod RCMP were dispatched to the collision, located between the towns of Granum and Nobleford, and said a 31-year-old woman was found dead at the scene.
Investigators said the SUV was heading east when it collided with a westbound semi-trailer.
The driver of the semi was not injured.
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The collision caused the closure of Highway 519.
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Just after 1 p.m., 511 Alberta tweeted the highway was re-opened to one-lane, alternating traffic.
Nobleford is located about 30 kilometres northwest of Lethbridge.
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