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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.

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

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. 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.

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

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

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