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Man killed when truck strikes barricade

Speed and alcohol are considered factors in a single-vehicle crash that killed a young man in southern Alberta.

LETHBRIDGE — Speed and alcohol are considered factors in a single-vehicle crash that killed a young man in southern Alberta.

Police in Lethbridge say a truck rolled when it struck a cement barricade after swerving off a road late Tuesday night.

The 20-year-old driver was partially ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.

Police say he was not wearing his seatbelt.

The man’s name has not been released.