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Local man killed in Springbank motorcycle crash
A man from the Cochrane area has died following a serious collision south of town. Cochrane RCMP Cst. Clayton Gelinas said police responded to the crash at Lower Springbank Road and Township Road 242 at 1:58 p.m. Thursday. "With a car versus motorcycle. Police, fire, and EMS arrived on the scene and pronounced the single, male driver of the motorcycle deceased." The 75-year-old motorcycle driver was from the Cochrane area. No one in the car was injured. Police are now investigating the cause. "They have a collision analyst to determine what occurred." Drivers were asked to avoid the area for most of the afternoon as emergency crews responded.