RCMP logo is shown in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Two women have died following a head-on crash on Highway 8 in the RM of St. Andrews on Tuesday.
Selkirk RCMP say officers were called at 12:10 p.m. to a two-vehicle collision near Whytewold Road. Police determined a southbound vehicle collided head-on with a northbound vehicle.
The driver of the northbound vehicle, a 26-year-old woman from the RM of Gimli, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, a 20-year-old woman from Winnipeg Beach, was taken to hospital but later died from her injuries.
RCMP and collision reconstruction specialists continue to investigate.
Jan 27, 2026, at 12:10 pm, Selkirk #rcmpmb responded to a fatal 2-vehicle head-on collision on Highway 8, near Whytewold Road, in the RM of St Andrews. Both female drivers (20 & 26 y/o) are deceased. The investigation continues. pic.twitter.com/iNhLSDK1GR
— RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) January 28, 2026
