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Northern Ontario

One person killed when vehicle hits moose in northwestern Ont.

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Police in Red Lake, Ont., are investigating after one person died when their vehicle collided with a moose Tuesday morning.

Ontario Provincial Police said they responded around 5:45 a.m., along with fire and EMS., to the collision on Highway 105 west of Procyk's Road.

“The driver of the motor vehicle was transported to hospital by EMS with life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced deceased,” police said in a news release.

Highway 105 was closed for several hours as traffic incident management and OPP collision re-constructionists investigated the collision. The investigation is ongoing but the roadway has since reopened.

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