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Gravel truck driver dies near Grand Rapids after going into ditch

The single-vehicle accident occurred just before midnight Dec. 1 about one kilometre south of Grand Rapids on Highway 6.
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A 61-year-old man died Dec. 1 when the gravel truck he was driving went into the ditch on Highway 6 near Grand Rapids.

A 61-year-old Grand Rapids man died Dec. 1 when the gravel truck he was driving went into the ditch on Highway 6, ending up on its side.

Grand Rapids RCMP responded to the single-vehicle accident abut one kilometre south of Grand Rapids just before midnight Thursday.

The tandem gravel truck was heading north when it went into the ditch and the driver, who was the vehicle's only occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Grand Rapids RCMP continue to investigate.

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