RCMP logo is shown in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
A 42-year-old Winnipeg man is dead and another is in critical condition following a collision on Tuesday in the RM of Brokenhead.
Manitoba RCMP responded to a two-vehicle crash at around 2:20 p.m. on Highway 44 at Road 35E, where they found an off-road vehicle and SUV had collided.
The ORV was on its side in the middle of the road in the westbound lane of Highway 44.
Officers determined the SUV was travelling west on Highway 44 when the ORV attempted to cross the road northbound from Road 35E, hitting the SUV on the front driver side.
The female driver, a 39-year-old from Beausejour, was transported to hospital with minor injuries. The two female occupants of the SUV, also from Beausejour, were not injured.
The driver of the ORV, a 42-year-old man from Winnipeg, was pronounced deceased on scene. The passenger of the ORV, a 32-year-old Winnipeg man, was transported to hospital and remains in critical condition.
RCMP continue to investigate the crash.
