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A 35-year-old woman from Pincher Creek has been killed in a single-vehicle crash near Brooks, Alta, about two hours east of Calgary.
RCMP said officers, paramedics, firefighters and peace officers responded around 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday to reports of a collision near the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 539, about 20 kilometres southwest of Brooks.
When they arrived, they discovered a damaged SUV in the ditch.
Medical aid was provided to two occupants of the vehicle, however, RCMP said one of them, a woman, died at the scene.
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The other occupant, a child, was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
Investigators said the vehicle involved was travelling northbound when it left the road and rolled over in the ditch.
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Speed and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the accident.
Highway 36, which was shut down shortly after the crash, reopened about three hours later.
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