Fatal traffic crash, Edmonton
Police are currently at the scene of a fatal two vehicle traffic crash two kilometres south of Edmonton.
Initial information suggests at 1.55pm, a utility and garbage truck collided head-on on the Bruce Highway.
The male driver and sole occupant of the utility, a 75-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The male driver and sole occupant of the garbage truck was not physically injured.
The Bruce Highway is closed near Wrights Creek between Gordonvale and Edmonton, with diversions in place.
Motorists are being advised to avoid the area as delays are expected to continue for some time.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
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