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By Troy Gillard

Highway 39

Two men killed in crash east of Drayton Valley

Nov 6, 2020 | 10:23 AM

Two men were killed in a crash between a pickup truck and semi Thursday afternoon west of Thorsby.

Thorsby/Breton RCMP attended just after 4 p.m. to the collision on Highway 39 at the intersection of Range Road 52, east of Drayton Valley.

Police says it appears that a pick-up with a flat deck trailer traveling southbound collided with a westbound semi-truck pulling an empty tanker trailer.

The 57-year-old driver of the pick-up truck, from Wetaskiwin County, and 52-year-old passenger from Leduc were both declared dead at the scene. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.

Traffic was diverted until shortly after midnight when the highways were cleared for travel.

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The collision remains under investigation by the RCMP.