A man and a woman are dead after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a fire hydrant in a town east of Calgary.
Emergency crews were called to a residential area of Strathmore shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday for reports of a crash.
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A 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, both from Strathmore, were pronounced dead on scene. RCMP officials say the man was operating the motorcycle while the woman was a passenger on the bike when they struck the hydrant.
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Their identities have not been released.
Mounties continue to investigate the fatal crash.
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