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One dead following 3-vehicle collision near Drayton Valley

A Dec. 12, 2019 collision between two semi-tractors and a truck on Highway 22 south of Township Road 494. Supplied to Global News

One person is dead after a collision between two semi-tractors and a truck near Drayton Valley.

On Thursday, Dec. 12 at around 12:30 p.m., Drayton Valley RCMP responded to a crash on Highway 22 south of Township Road 494.

Police say a semi-tractor was heading north when it lost control and hit a southbound semi-tractor. The truck behind the northbound vehicle was damaged by debris.

The 31-year-old driver of the southbound semi, from Abbotsford, B.C., was pronounced dead on scene. The 29-year-old man driving the northbound semi, from Surrey, B.C., was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the 56-year-old man driving the truck, from Drayton Valley, had minor injuries.

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Police say snowfall and ice made the road conditions poor at the time.

The highway was closed for roughly nine hours while RCMP were on scene.

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The investigation is ongoing.

A Dec. 12, 2019 collision between two semi-tractors and a truck on Highway 22 south of Township Road 494. Supplied to Global News
A Dec. 12, 2019 collision between two semi-tractors and a truck on Highway 22 south of Township Road 494.
A Dec. 12, 2019 collision between two semi-tractors and a truck on Highway 22 south of Township Road 494. Supplied to Global News

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