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By Glory Przekop & Jordan Parker

UPDATE: One dead after Thursday’s Highway 40 collision

Dec 14, 2017 | 6:24 AM

A 59-year-old man died after a collision on Highway 40 on Thursday.

At approximately 6:23 a.m. on December 14, Grande Prairie RCMP were dispatched to a fatal collision involving a semi and pick-up truck on Highway 40 near Canfor Road south of town.

“The semi was driving northbound on Highway 40 when the pick-up truck turned Southbound from Canfor Road onto Highway 40 causing the semi to strike the pick-up truck on the driver side,” according to an RCMP news release.

The lone driver of the pick-up truck, a Grande Prairie man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Next of kin has been notified and the identity of the deceased will not be released.

RCMP continue to investigate with the assistance of an RCMP collision analyst.  All possible contributing factors related to this collision are being considered, and the collision remains under investigation.

by Glory Przekop & Jordan Parker