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RCMP charge man with impaired driving after tractor driver killed in crash

The IIU is investigating an injury in Winnipeg on Oct. 21. File / Global News

RCMP say one man has been charged with impaired driving after a truck crashed into a farm tractor Saturday evening.

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Police say they were called to the crash 6 km east of Arborg around 6:15 p.m.

Their investigation determined a pickup truck was heading eastbound at a high rate of speed when it collided into the rear of an eastbound farm tractor.

The 59-year-old man driving the tractor was ejected and pronounced dead on scene.

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Police say their investigation will include looking into whether the lights on the tractor were working.

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The 50-year-old driver of the pickup truck was not injured in the collision, but was subsequently arrested for impaired driving.

The investigation continues.

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