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Fatal head-on collision in Cookstown

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One person  is dead after a head-on collision between an SUV and a tractor trailer.

The crash took place on Highway 89 west of the 9th Line near Cookstown shortly after 8:30 Thursday night.

The 82-year-old from Newmarket was extricated by firefighters and pronounced dead at the scene.

The truck driver didn't suffer any injures, police noted.

Police closed Highway 89 between the 8th and 9th lines at around 9 p.m., and it was re-opened shortly after 3 a.m.

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