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Man killed in crash on Highway 21 near Eatonia, Sask.

RCMP said it was snowing in Leader, Sask., at the time of a crash between a car and a semi. Files / Global News

Leader RCMP said the weather is considered a factor in a fatal crash on Thursday evening that left one man dead.

Police said a 34-year-old man was found trapped and unresponsive in his vehicle after a crash between a car and a semi at around 6 p.m. on Highway 21 south of Eatonia, Sask.

CPR was performed by first responders until he could be extracted and taken to hospital where he later died, police said.

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His name has not been released by police.

The highway was closed for over 10 hours while police investigated. It has since re-opened.

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Police said it was snowing in Leader at the time of the crash.

Eatonia is roughly 245 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon.

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