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Man dead after single-vehicle crash on Anthony Henday Drive

File photo of Anthony Henday Drive sign. Karen Bartko/Global News

Edmonton police say a 28-year-old man who died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning was not wearing a seatbelt.

Edmonton Police Service’s Major Collision Investigations Section (MCIS) said the crash happened at about 10:20 a.m.

It was reported to police that a man was driving a 2022 Hyundai Ioniq westbound on Anthony Henday Drive, approaching the 50 Street overpass.

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The vehicle reportedly left the road and drove into the south side ditch between the east and west-bound lanes of traffic. The vehicle drove along the grass at a high rate of speed, before colliding with the support pillar for the 50 Street overpass, EPS said in a news release Monday.

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The 28-year-old driver died on scene.

Investigators believe speed was a factor in the crash.

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