The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
A two-vehicle crash near Gimli on Sunday has claimed the life of an 85-year-old man.
Manitoba RCMP say it happened at the intersection of Roads 130N and 20E, in the RM of Bifrost — Riverton, at around 11:40 a.m.
According to police, a car being driven by the victim, from Gimli, was travelling westbound on Road 130 N when it collided with a pickup truck, being driven by a 45-year-old man from Arnes, travelling south on Road 20 E.
The collision caused the pickup truck to roll multiple times before both vehicles came to a stop in the west ditch.
The driver of the car was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the pickup truck received minor physical injuries.
Gimli RCMP continue to investigate.
