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Motorcyclist killed in collision north of Edmonton

Strathmore RCMP issue a dangerous persons alert, as they look for two armed and dangerous suspects in Wheatland County. File/Global News

A 54-year-old woman is dead following a collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle north of Edmonton on Sunday.

The crash happened around 2:25 p.m. on Highway 44 and Township Road 594, just south of Westlock, Alta.

In a news release Monday morning, Westlock RCMP said the driver of the motorcycle, a 54-year-old woman from Barrhead, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The driver of the vehicle was not injured, according to RCMP.

Highway 44 was closed to traffic for several hours on Sunday afternoon while RCMP conducted their investigation.

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RCMP did not release further details about the crash.

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