One person is dead in a crash involving a dump truck and an S-U-V in Surrey.
R-C-M-P say the collision happened this morning in the 12-thousand-200 block of 80 Avenue.
One person was declared dead at the scene despite efforts to revive the victim.
Collision reconstruction and analysis investigators are at the crash site, and police are advising motorists to be mindful of road closures in the area.
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