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Woman killed in head-on crash in Lynnwood

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — A woman was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 99 in Lynnwood after her car drifted into oncoming traffic.

Police said a woman in her 70s was heading southbound in the 17100 block of Highway 99 Tuesday around 10:30 a.m. when she drifted across the lanes and hit another car heading northbound.

The woman in her 70s died at the scene.

See photos of the crash scene here.

The driver who was heading northbound, a woman in her 40s, was transported to a hospital in serious condition.

The northbound lanes of Highway 99 will be closed for several hours while police investigate.

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