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One man was killed and another was injured after two motorcycles collided during a group ride in central Alberta on Tuesday.

Innisfail Mounties and emergency workers, along with STARS air ambulance, responded to a crash between two motorcycles on Range Road 40 and Township Road 350 in Red Deer County.

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Police say a group of friends were out for a motorcycle ride when two Harley Davidsons heading south on Range Road 40 failed to negotiate a sharp turn in the road and ended up in the ditch.

A 42-year-old man was taken to Innisfail Hospital where he later died of his injuries.

The other rider, a 45-year-old-man, was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital and later released.

No other vehicles or patients were involved in the crash.

Traffic was briefly diverted as police investigated the scene.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation.