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First ACT road death for the year

The ACT has recorded its first road fatality for the year following a two-vehicle collision on the Monaro Highway on Friday morning.

Police say a car and a truck collided near the intersection of the Monaro Highway and Royalla Drive at about 11.30am.

The driver of the car, a 25-year-old man, was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics before being taken to hospital in a critical condition, where he later died.

Anyone who witnessed the incident should contact the Crime Stoppers ACT website. 

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