(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
One person was killed and two others were injured Sunday in a snowmobile collision in northern Manitoba.
RCMP say at around 5:20 a.m., a snowmobile collided with a pedestrian in Pimicikamak Cree Nation.
The snowmobile was carrying two riders at the time of the crash on the Main Road in the area of New Alberts Lake.
The driver, a 25-year-old man from Pimicikamak Cree Nation, was taken to the nursing station but succumbed to his injuries.
The pedestrian, a 22-year-old man from Pimicikamak Cree Nation, was taken to the nursing station with serious injuries and later transported to a Winnipeg hospital.
The 21-year-old passenger from Pimicikamak Cree Nation suffered minor injuries.
The driver and passenger were not wearing helmets at the time of the collision.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the collision.
Cross Lake RCMP continue to investigate.
