
(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
A woman from Steinbach was killed Tuesday morning when she lost control of her vehicle and collided with a pickup truck.
Manitoba RCMP say the collision happened at around 7:35 a.m. on Highway 52, near Municipal Road 38E, in the RM of La Broquerie.
According to police, the 26-year-old woman was travelling eastbound when she attempted to avoid debris on the highway. She lost control and collided with a westbound pickup truck carrying four people.
The woman was pronounced deceased on scene, while the 28-year-old man driving the truck was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. His three passengers weren’t injured.
Steinbach RCMP continue to investigate.