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RCMP say 2 dead after head-on collision near Medicine Hat, Alta.

RCMP have charged a 36-year-old man with second-degree murder in connection with a suspicious death near Sundre, Alta., on Thursday. The Canadian Press

Two people died in a collision on Highway 3 about 20 kilometres southwest of Medicine Hat Monday night, according to RCMP.

Police said though it is early in the investigation, it is believed that at around 8 p.m., a Chevrolet pickup truck was heading east on Highway 3 when it crossed the centre line and crashed into a semi-truck driving on the other side of the road.

Read more: 5 killed, 1 child in life-threatening condition after head-on crash near High Prairie, Alta.

The two Medicine Hat residents in the pickup, a 63-year-old man and a 73-year-old woman, died at the scene of the crash, police said, adding that the driver of the semi was not injured.

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RCMP said traffic on the highway had to be rerouted overnight as officers investigated the collision and removed debris from the road.

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Redcliff RCMP are investigating the collision.

Read more: Alberta man killed in collision on Highway 3, RCMP say

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