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1 teen dead, another in serious condition after car hits hydro pole

A 17-year-old boy is dead and an 18-year-old man is in hospital in serious condition after a car crashed into a hydro pole along a busy Winnipeg street on Tuesday night.

Northbound St. Mary's Road is closed at Guay Avenue and traffic is being diverted

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Police evidence markers and debris litter a road. Emergency vehicles are parked nearby.
Police evidence markers and debris litter the road around the scene of the crash on St. Mary's Road Wednesday morning. (Bert Savard/CBC)

A 17-year-old boy is dead and an 18-year-old man is in hospital in serious condition after a car crashed into a hydro pole along a busy Winnipeg street on Tuesday night.

The car, driven by the 18-year-old, crashed on St. Mary's Road at Guay Avenue around 9 p.m., police said.

The 17-year-old passenger was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at hospital.

Northbound St. Mary's was closed in the area for more than 12 hours before reopening late Wednesday morning.

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