The RCMP logo is seen on a podium ahead of a news conference, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
A Winnipeg motorcyclist has died following a collision in the RM of Gimli on Friday.
Manitoba RCMP responded to Highway 8 at Siglavik Road (Road 108N) at around 11 a.m. for a crash involving a motorcycle and a tractor.
Police determined that the farm tractor pulling a Discbine mower was travelling westbound on Siglavik Road when it collided with the northbound motorcycle on Highway 8.
The 61-year-old Winnipeg man driving the motorcycle was pronounced deceased on scene.
The 72-year-old Gimli man driving the tractor remained at the crash site and is cooperating with police
RCMP continue to investigate.
