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One person was killed and another was sent to hospital in life-threatening condition after a pickup truck struck two people at a crosswalk in southeast Calgary on Tuesday morning.

Police were called to 97th Avenue S.E. and Acadia Drive just before 11 a.m.

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A witness that arrived shortly after the accident described the victims as grandmother and granddaughter, but police were unable to confirm that relationship.

AHS says the deceased woman was elderly, while the injured woman was in her early 20s.

Police say the driver of the truck remained at the scene of the collision.

The Calgary police collision reconstruction unit says the intersection would remain closed during the investigation.

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