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Collision site - Photo credit to Chris Chacon, Global Lethbridge
Fatal Hwy. 3 collision

One dead in fiery collision on Hwy. 3

Aug 4, 2019 | 9:03 AM

TABER, AB – A 19-year-old is dead following a fiery collision on Highway 3 on Saturday near Taber.

Mounties say the teen was the lone occupant of the passenger vehicle which collided with a transport truck just before 1 p.m.

Both the semi and vehicle were engulfed in flames with the woman dying at the scene and the 65-year-old male driver of the transport truck taken to hospital and later released, according to police.

RCMP continue to investigate the collision.