LETHBRIDGE – A 77-year-old woman is dead after a collision with a semi truck Thursday morning.
At 10 a.m. RCMP and local emergency services responded to the crash that occurred near the Village of Nobleford, west of Lethbridge, on Highway 23.
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A pickup truck was travelling north when it collided with a southbound semi and trailer unit.
The female passenger in the pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene and the 78-year-old driver of the pickup was transported to Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge with unknown injuries.
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The driver and passenger of the semi were not injured.
RCMP said weather and icy road conditions contributed to the collision.
Highway traffic was also temporarily rerouted Thursday morning, but has since been reopened.
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