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Jul 19, 2022 4:52 PM - THE CANADIAN PRESS
One person was died and four others were taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in southern Alberta on Saturday afternoon.
R-C-M-P and fire crews were called to the collision at the intersection of Highway 23 and Highway 529 near Vulcan, between Calgary and Lethbridge.
They say a pickup truck was travelling south when it was struck on the driver's side by an SUV.
The 55-year-old driver of the truck died at the scene, while a man, a woman and two children were taken by ground and air ambulance to hospital in Calgary.
A 33-year-old woman who was in the SUV was airlifted by a STARS Air Ambulance crew. Her condition is not known.
The 34-year-old man driving the SUV and two children who were in the back seat were transported by ground ambulance to hospitals in Calgary.
