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)
An 86-year-old man from Teulon has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 8 near Gimli.
Manitoba RCMP responded to the crash at the intersection of Highway 8 and Provincial Road 229 at around 2:40 p.m. Thursday.
Officers arrived alongside EMS and fire crews to find a sedan in the southwest ditch with heavy damage, and a pickup truck with extensive front-end damage on the highway.
Police say the sedan was travelling west on PR 229 when it collided with the southbound pickup on Highway 8.
The sedan’s driver, the 86-year-old Teulon man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup’s driver, a 48-year-old man from Niverville, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital before being discharged.
RCMP continue to investigate.
