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Fatal head-on collision south of Strathmore kills 1 person, injures another

Emergency crews at the scene of a fatal collision near where Highway 22x turns into Highway 901 at the intersection of Highway 24 east of Calgary, on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Global News

One person was killed and another injured in a head-on collision east of Calgary in Wheatland County Friday night.

The crash happened around 6:30 p.m., south of Strathmore where Highway 22x turns into Highway 901 at the intersection of Highway 24.

AHS EMS confirmed one person was declared dead on scene. Their age and gender was not known.

A woman in her 40s was extricated from one of the vehicles and airlifted to a Calgary hospital by STARS Air Ambulance in critical, but stable condition.

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The scene is about 25 kilometres east of south Calgary.

The RCMP said it was investigating a serious crash involving at least two vehicles. No other details were known.

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