Man killed when dump truck and pickup collide just northwest of Calgary

A man driving a pickup truck died after it collided with a dump truck just northwest of Calgary on Monday morning, EMS says.

The crash happened about 7:45 a.m. atBig Hill Springs Road andBearspawRoad, about 30 kilometres north of the city.

Police said a dump truck was heading west on Big Hill Springs Road when a vehicle suddenly slowed down in front of it to make a left turn.

Thedriver of the dump truck hit the brakes and swerved into the oncoming lanewhere it collided with a Dodge Ram, which rolled, coming to rest in the ditch.

The driver of the Dodge was pronounced dead at the scene.

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