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Driver in custody after head-on collision on Langley Beltway kills 1 – B.C.

One man is dead and another is in custody after a serious crash in Surrey, British Columbia, just before midnight Friday.

Mounties said a brown Nissan SUV is believed to have been traveling westbound on 56 Avenue when it entered the Langley Bypass and struck an eastbound Honda sedan.

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Footage from the scene shows extensive damage to a Honda sedan thrown off the road and a Nissan SUV with a crushed front end.

Officers were spotted early Saturday morning at the scene of the crash. Global news

The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver of the SUV was taken into custody, according to police.

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Investigators have not ruled out alcohol or speed as contributing factors in the crash.

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