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Lethbridge crash claims life of 17-year-old passenger

A 17-year-old girl died in a Calgary hospital Tuesday morning after suffering severe injuries in a multi-vehicle crash in Lethbridge the day before, according to police.

Teen dies in hospital after car she was travelling in was struck by two different trucks

Lethbridge police said they are continuing to investigate the crash. (CBC)

A 17-year-old girl died in a Calgary hospital Tuesday morning after suffering severe injuries in a multi-vehicle crash in Lethbridge the day before, according to police.

Investigators said thecollision happened around 3:15 p.m. on Westside Drive West, south of Highway 3, when a southbound car was rear-ended by a truckand pushed into the northbound lane, where it was hit again by another truck.

The 16-year-old driver of the car suffered non-life-threatening injuries but the 17-year-old passenger was more seriously hurt.

She was rushed to hospital in Lethbridgeand then transferred to Calgary, but police said she succumbed to her injuries in the early-morning hours.

No one in either truck was seriously hurt.

Police don't believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.