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Mounties investigate fatal crash on Highway 75 south of Letellier, Man.

Mounties are investigating a crash south of Letellier Friday afternoon. The Canadian Press Images-Mario Beauregard

A 19-year-old woman is dead after a crash involving a transport truck on Highway 75 south of Letellier.

Manitoba RCMP were called to the intersection of Highway 75 and Road 8N in the RM of Montcalm around 4:20 p.m. Friday.

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Investigators believe a westbound car driven by a woman from the RM of Emerson-Franklin was hit by a northbound semi as it crossed the intersection.

First responders at the crash site south of Letellier Friday afternoon.
First responders at the crash site south of Letellier Friday afternoon. Al Led/submitted

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The 44-year-old truck driver from the RM of Springfield was uninjured.

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Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash, and police say the woman had been wearing her seatbelt.

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Officers from the Morris detachment and the RCMP’s Forensic Collision Reconstructionist continue to investigate.

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