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Girl on scooter dead after crash involving truck in Saskatoon

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A girl who was on a scooter is dead after a crash involving a truck, according to the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS).

Officers were called to the collision in the 600 block of 33rd Street West around 9 a.m. on Thursday.

The nine-year-old girl was taken to hospital and pronounced dead after arriving, police said. Her name was not released.

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The collision analysis unit is investigating.

As of 5:05 p.m., SPS said traffic restrictions from avenues F through H had been lifted.

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