Cyclist killed after being hit by SUV near Medicine Hat

A 56-year-old cyclist has been killed after being hit by an SUV while riding south of Medicine Hat, Alta.

Police say the cyclist was riding southbound on Black and White Trail near Medicine Hat in southeast Alberta about 1 p.m. on Wednesday when she was hit.

The woman a resident of Cypress Countywas rushed to hospital where she later died.

The driver of the SUV, a 68-year-old woman, was not injured.

Traffic wasre-routed in the area as police investigated what led to the crash.

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