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EDMONTON – A 59-year-old woman died Wednesday in a collision on Highway 16 west of Edmonton.

A Toyota Land Cruiser was travelling east on Highway 16 at around 5:30 p.m. when it crossed over the centre median and collided with a westbound Chevrolet Equinox.

The driver and the only person in the Equinox, a 59-year-old woman from Entwistle, died at the scene.

The 28-year-old driver of the Cruiser suffered serious injuries. He was pinned in the vehicle. Parkland Emergency Fire Services extracted the Edmonton resident from the vehicle. STARS Air Ambulance then flew him to an Edmonton hospital.

He was the only person in the Cruiser.

An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing, but alcohol isn’t believed to be a factor.

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