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Female pedestrian, 39, killed in collision

Nov 16, 2017 | 7:29 AM

A 39-year-old woman is dead after she was struck by a vehicle while walking on Highway 790 on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation.

Shellbrook RCMP responded to the scene shortly after 8 p.m. yesterday evening. According to RCMP the woman was struck by an eastbound vehicle. She was taken to hospital by paramedics, but was later pronounced deceased. According to police the driver and two passengers in the vehicle were uninjured, and remained at the scene waiting for police.

The incident is under investigation, with assistance from an RCMP collision reconstruction specialist.

 

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