Cyclist killed after being hit by SUV near Medicine Hat
CBC News | Posted: April 6, 2017 12:07 AM | Last Updated: April 6, 2017
56-year-old female rider rushed to hospital where she later died
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 County — was rushed to hospital where she later died.
The driver of the SUV, a 68-year-old woman, was not injured.
Traffic was re-routed in the area as police investigated what led to the crash.
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